Sentences with phrase «on ethical violations»

Brought to statewide attention because of her whistleblowing on ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders, [1] she won election in 2006 by first defeating the incumbent governor in the Republican primary, then a former Democratic Alaskan governor in the general election.

Not exact matches

Where does a «Christian» university draw the line on sin or ethical violations?

In its report on Nestlé for the United Reformed Church in 2010, ethical investment organisation EIRIS cites examples of «total or substantial violation of the International Code of Marketing Breast - Milk Substitutes».

It is simply not credible that Mr. Agata, who was Governor Cuomo's lawyer and represented him on ethics issues, can objectively investigate potential ethical violations by the governor or his political enemies.

MANHATTAN — Rep. Charles Rangel will ask for one final opportunity to plead his case before the House votes on whether to punish him for ethical violations, the Associated Press reported Sunday.

Essentially, their misgivings are two-fold: they suspect potential campaign finance violations and they disagree with certain fundraising practices on ethical grounds.

In reality, oil sands petroleum is among the most ethical and ecological on Earth, especially when compared to real - world alternatives like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Sudan, Russia, Ecuador and Venezuela, whose human rights violations, terrorism sponsorship and reckless environmental records are legendary.

For more information, see our post on how Luddite lawyers are ethical violations waiting to happen.

Last spring, the South Carolina Supreme Court in In re Emery disciplined a lawyer for several ethical violations, including a failure to post accurate information on the attorney's website.

District Judge Real found that this ethical violation was serious enough, despite the fairness of the overall settlement, to result in the forfeiture of attorney's fees altogether on both contractual and quantum meruit claims.

101 Incidents of ethical violations resulting in professional discipline and even criminal prosecution are on the rise.102 Faced with declining profit margins, firms have been accused of «overworking files» and overstaffing projects in an effort to increase billable hours.103 And they have bent the rules governing conflicts of interest.104 One survey indicated that one - third of the 30,000 clients interviewed felt dissatisfied with the representation they received from their attorneys, citing primarily a failure to communicate and inadequate attention given to their cases, suggesting that law firms are under pressure to increase their case loads without hiring new associates to staff them.105 The recent decline in professionalism is even further evidenced by a decline in pro bono commitment.106 Thus, new graduates face even heavier workloads, increased pressure to meet high billable requirements, and fewer pro bono opportunities.

The South Carolina Supreme Court recently reprimanded an attorney for flagrant ethical violations on his website.

If an ethical violation is possible based on the complaint, an investigation will follow.

It appears that Edmond is serious about making ethics at Best Buy «transparent,» to the point that she regularly posts about (and seeks comments on) the latest ethical or internal violations committed by Best Buy employees, and about some of the company's more aggressive ethical guidelines.

Additionally, students will critically examine the substance and application of human rights law, the use of interdisciplinary methodologies for documenting and responding to human rights violations, and the ethical challenges of working on human rights problems globally.

Hoyt's disappearance comes on the heels of serious financial troubles, including a March 2007 personal bankruptcy filing, not to mention a multitude of ethical and criminal violations relating to Hoyt's dealing with clients at the Hoyt Law Group.

Will Harrelson presents on: Smart Phone or Dumb Ethical Violation: How You Can Lock Down Your Smart Phone in One Hour.

Warned that even law firm employees who are not licensed attorneys can find themselves in violation of ethical standards based on their social media use.

Important Note: These are not sentencing rules or requirements, but rather simply suggestions to guide Hearing Panels in determining appropriate discipline based both on the current violation and the violator's previous record of ethical conduct.

Proof that only a ``... small percentage of salespeople cross the ethical line» is «not» on the RECO public web site, because only a few unethical violations are ever discovered and even fewer are thereupon reported to RECO in the first place.