Sentences with phrase «on defending lawyers»
In her professional liability work, she concentrates on defending lawyers, financial advisors, stockbrokers, appraisers, and other professionals facing claims of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
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Monday's bombshell news about Sean Hannity — see «Fox News» Hannity shares an embattled lawyer with the president he defends on TV» — gets pitch - perfect tabloid treatment on the front page of this morning's Daily News.
Michael D. Cohen, the president's longtime personal lawyer, who is Jewish, denounced hate groups but defended Mr. Trump in response to a reporter's question on Wednesday.
Lisa Biron, a prominent lawyer for the anti-gay rights «Alliance Defending Freedom», was arrested by the FBI last month on multiple counts of possession of child po / rn.
But that sense of things was even more pronounced for young lawyers defending religious plaintiffs in the courts, and for the small band of conservatives on the Supreme....
But that sense of things was even more pronounced for young lawyers defending religious plaintiffs in the courts, and for the small band of conservatives on the Supreme Court.
The lawyers were going into court to defend clients like the Little Sisters of the Poor, trying to resist mandates on abortion, and these lawyers were facing three - judge panels containing appointees of Clinton and Obama.
Ironically he plays a lawyer caught in a moral dilemma — and mortal danger — when called on to defend a company against a lawsuit over its practices.
The lawyer cum politician is known to be ascerbic in her public discussion especially on radio and televison, vehemently defending her party (New Patriotic Party) and also launching scathing attacks on her political opponents.
Human rights activist and Lagos - based lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has backed the former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd) on his call for Nigerians to defend themselves against killers.
Dr Okonjo - Iweala therefore put Oshiomhole and his ilk on judicial notice saying she has briefed her lawyers and that she is ready to explore all legal means, local and international, to defend her name against corrupt and compromised persons.
And he offered an explanation for his demur posture toward the governor: «My office defends state agencies so, you know, the governor's staff, the state agencies and our lawyers are interacting every day on dozens of matters.
«Okonjo - Iweala, therefore, puts Oshiomhole and his ilk on notice that she has briefed her lawyers and that she is ready to explore all legal means, local and international, to defend her name against corrupt and compromised persons.
It's based on the dignity of humankind and defending rights... We can remember that the European convention on human rights was written by Conservative lawyers in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Mr. Adeah, a lawyer, was the secretary and spokesman for the JCC Oti Movement and had defended the creation of the Oti Region on several platforms.
A lawyer who defends asbestos cases added that Silver's corruption trial «obviously had an impact» on W&L's business.
As the state's chief lawyer, he successfully prosecuted Democrats and kept pressure on Wall Street while actively defending consumers.
Dean Martin had his final leading role in this obscure drama about a San Francisco lawyer defending a black militant (Thalmus Rasulala) on trial for murder.
Carr is being defended by Sam Patterson (Armand Assante), a once - respected civil rights lawyer fallen on hard times, while prosecutor Jessica Landers (Justine Mitchell) represents the state.
Rachel McAdams turns in a refined performance as Annabel Richter, a German immigration lawyer intent on defending the defenceless alongside Willem Dafoe's British banker, Tommy Brue (the novel's primary protagonist).
«Bridge» is based on a true story in which lawyer James Donovan (portrayed by Mr. Hanks in «Bridge») takes on the job of defending Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), a suspected Soviet spy.
The role was based on Grisham's early years as a Southern lawyer, so he turned down all the young A-listers in favor of the virtual unknown McConaughey, who he believed best embodied the spirit of the young lawyer defending a black man accused of murder.
The rest of the cast is magnificent, and also expansive: Bob Odenkirk as Ben Bagdikian, the lead reporter on the story; Carrie Coon as Meg Greenfield and David Cross as Howard Simons, other top scribes; Bruce Greenwood as Bob McNamara, former Defense Secretary and personal friend of Graham; Tracy Letts as Fritz Beebe, Graham's right - hand man and rock; Bradley Whitford as the (overly) timid voice of caution; Matthew Rhys as Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the papers; Jesse Plemons as the young lawyer brought into defend the Post; and Michael Stuhlbarg as Abe Rosenthal, fierce competitor at the Times, and another Graham friend.
Hank, unable to leave his unappreciative father in the inept care of the small town defense lawyer C.P. Kennedy (Dax Shepard), stays on to defend Judge Palmer.
Court battles hinge on defending your own credibility while attacking that of the opposing lawyers, evidence, and witnesses.
L.A. criminal lawyer Mick Haller (McConaughey), who works out of his chauffeured Lincoln Continental car, takes on an unusually high - profile case defending Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), the scion of a wealthy family who's accused of beating and raping a prostitute.
As a young lawyer defending poor inmates on Alabama's death row, Stevenson uncovers unconscionable flaws in the criminal justice system — racial bias, abuse of power, excessive punishment, denied access to legal counsel — concluding that «the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice.»
Claim settles for $ 100,000 and the carrier spent $ 50,000 on lawyers to defend and settle it?
It also pays to defend you against that claim, to ensure that you don't have to fund the lawyer on your own.
And private student loan default can lead to costly litigation — you're going to have to pay a lawyer to defend you, and then you'll still owe on the judgement in the end.
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a small - town lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape, in a scene from the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the novel by Harper Lee.
Lawyers, on the other hand, are handed a case to either prove or defend using whatever means that they may have available to them.
Since last year, lawyers for the defendants from various governmental organizations have attempted to get the case dismissed on various grounds, including the question of whether minors can defend their constitutional rights like adults, as well as asserting that climate change is not caused by humans.
Lawyers who defend people accused of sexual assault tend to be subject to one of two narratives in popular conversations, particularly on social media:
The UK Court of Appeal last week overturned a decision staying a complex financial fraud prosecution on the ground that no suitably qualified lawyer was willing to be retained to defend the case at the reduced compensation rates being offered by the State.
I know they evoke an emotional response from me unrelated to conveying useful information... Are lawyers going to be forced to subpoena Avvo's secret - sauce to defend their use of ratings on their sites?
On the other hand, some lawyers defended the ban.
Defending a local doctor on charges that he exposed himself to an undercover cop, high - profile criminal defense lawyer Dick DeGuerin and his associate Neal Davis argued that the doctor could not have exposed something that was too small to be seen.
Cernovich's question arises out of this article, Citing Fraud, Judge Tosses Case After Video Shows «Paralyzed» Woman Walking at Law.com (4/26/07), which reports on a case where lawyers defending a medical malpractice case obtained video evidence that a woman claiming to have been paralyzed through a doctor's negligence could walk.
As I mentioned when I reported on the suit Myriad filed against Oracle, Myriad is represented by the same law firm that defends Google against Oracle, and at least one senior lawyer is involved with both cases.
Successfully defended application on behalf of the Lawyers» Professional Indemnity Company (LawPro) against judgement - creditor concerning allegations of the improvident sale of real property, fraud, negligence and conspiracy.
At Jurdem, LLC, our lawyers are experienced in successfully defending against criminal tampering charges arising on their own, or when enhanced in the context of a domestic violence offense.
Our lawyers have defended class actions and individual cases alleging personal injury and property damage from environmental contamination or exposure to chemical products based on all types of legal theories, including negligence, fraud, failure to warn, negligent misrepresentation, trespass, private and public nuisance and damage claims such as «fear of cancer» and medical monitoring.
If you are pleading not guilty, you need a lawyer to assist you with all the technical policies, procedures and strategies that go hand in hand with defending an individual on a criminal case.
How would a self - represented litigant be able to defend herself against a lawyer on the other side, when she's ignorant of the skills and tactics lawyers possess?
The office's criminal defense lawyers focus on defending major complex crimes and criminal trials.
Successfully defended lawyer - client on behalf of the Lawyer's Professional Indemnity Company (LawPro) from an unmeritorious claim by a self - represented litigant.
28) Mr. Melloni, had in fact appointed two lawyers to defend him in his case before the Italian court and thus seemed unable to rely on the provision in the Framework Decision.
I don't sue or defend doctors, so I'm arguably neutral on the point — other than my occupation as a lawyer and perhaps inherent desire to defend the profession.
It's no fantastic legal source, and rules may vary in different countries, but from the Wikipedia article on Attorney client privilege: Lawyers may also breach the duty where they are defending themselves against disciplinary or legal proceedings.