Sentences with phrase «paid by the attorney»

The judges also determined their fees to be paid by the attorney general.

Dubois also said there would be ethical problems if the fees paid by attorneys are deemed well in excess of the cost of the advertising sites» operation.

The dissent does note the rates of compensation set by the trial judges in each of the three cases: $ 200 per hour (para 103), $ 250 per hour for very senior counsel (para 104), and $ 192 per hour, which the trial judge noted was the rate that would be paid by the Attorney General to a lawyer of the amicus's year of call to prosecute or to represent the interests of a witness in a criminal case» (para 99).

Contingent fee agreements must be in writing and include provisions for out - of - pocket expenses, which typically are paid by the attorney but paid back from any recovery, in addition to the fee for the attorney's services.

Where a judge has made an appointment and legal aid is not available, section 684 (2) provides that the fees and disbursements of counsel are to be paid by the Attorney General.

Among other things, losing neighbors appealed the award of economic damages to non-dog owners as attorney's fees and argued that the judgment had to be offset by the $ 17,500 settlement paid by their attorney.

My commission is paid by the attorney will the VAT be paid by the attorney as well?

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Levitt, who is paid $ 450 an hour by the prosecution, also acknowledged under cross-examination by defense attorneys he speaks neither Arabic nor Russian and is not an expert on Islam.

When you meet with your attorney, skip the storytelling — you're paying by the hour.

S&P will also pay $ 19 million to settle cases filed by attorneys general in New York and Massachusetts.

President Trump tried to contain the legal and political fallout from his attorney Rudy Giuliani's revelations that Trump paid hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, which the president had previously denied, by posting a series of tweets early Thursday.

Trump said his attorney Michael Cohen received a monthly retainer, which he used to pay the actress to sign an agreement not to talk about her allegations and thus «stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair.»

His confession came the morning after the reveal by Rudy Giuliani, Trump's new outside attorney, that Trump had paid back Cohen for the Daniels money.

Any damages that Retrophin is forced to pay to Su or Huang in the Schwab Action, whether through settlement or final judgment, and all attorneys» fees and costs incurred by Retrophin in defending the Schwab Action, are due to Shkreli's decision to block the sale of Su and Huang's shares for his own benefit and without consulting with Retrophin's Board.9

By using the Invent + Patent System ™ you essentially pay the patent attorney for adding value rather than figuring out what your invention is in the first place.

(vii) Use any meta - tags, pay - per - click advertising, or any other «hidden text» using our Site's name or marks, and you hereby stipulate that any use of the Site's name or marks, or any other marks owned by Us is an infringement upon our trademark rights, and you stipulate to make payment of liquidated damages of five thousand dollars ($ 5000) per such infringement as a genuine pre-estimate of the loss and damage that will be suffered by Us as a result of such infringement, plus you agree to pay any and all fees incurred in the recovery of this amount, including attorney's fees and all associated costs;

In February 2014, JPMC agreed to pay $ 614,000,000 to settle charges asserted by the United States Attorney's Officer for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs resolving False Claims Act, FIRREA and other civil and administrative liability for FHA and VA insurance claims that have been paid to JP Morgan Chase since 2002 through the date of settlement.

«It sounds like another effort by this administration to really empower employers to hide pay discrimination under the rug,» Emily Martin, an attorney at the National Women's Law Center, told Bloomberg Law.

This means that you pay for just the time your advisor works with you or for you, just like the as - needed, professional services provided by your doctor, dentist, attorney or CPA.

Boca Raton - based The Geo Group has agreed to pay $ 550,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Arizona's attorney general.

The Society of Jesus» Pacific Northwest unit and its insurers have agreed to pay a record $ 166.1 million to about 470 people who were sexually and psychologically abused as children by Jesuit priests from the 1940s to the 1990s, the victims» attorneys said Friday.

By comparison, former state Sen. George Maziarz, whose name also appeared in the Moreland Report and whose corruption trial is scheduled to start next month, reported more than $ 60,000 paid to attorneys during the most recent filing period.

The court on June 8 granted a request by the Attorney - General's department to question the businessman on whether he owns properties, has the means of offsetting the debt owed the state as well as how he spent the 51.2 million cedis wrongfully paid him.

The arrangement surrounding the use of paid stipends for lawmakers who are not committee chairs — but listed with the title in Senate payroll records — is being investigated by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office.

Funds from the $ 25 billion housing settlement with the nations largest banks will be used to pay for a $ 20 million rebuilding program for blighted neighbors impacted by the housing crisis, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman annonuced today.

Mr. Wilson buttressed his point with the example of how the late President Mills, supposedly ordered the non-payment of the controversial GHC51 million judgement debt to Alfred Woyome, yet the money was paid by the then Attorney General.

Lynch wound up paying a half - million dollars to settle a 2010 case with then - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused her of inappropriate attempts to influence the state pension fund, which was run by Silver allies.

The allegations were first disclosed by Michael Avenatti, the attorney for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who was paid $ 130,000 from Essential Consultants shortly before the 2016 election in exchange for a non-disclosure agreement relating to an alleged affair with Trump.

As for that hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen to remain silent about an alleged affair, Scaramucci doesn't think the matter will amount to much.

Approximately $ 700,000 came in «undisclosed bribes and kickbacks» from a scheme in which Mr. Silver used his influence as speaker to induce real estate developers with «business for the state» to use a real estate law firm run by an attorney who previously worked as Mr. Silver's counsel in the Assembly, and which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.

Kaloyeros, a longtime ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was suspended without pay from SUNY in September, resigned Monday after being charged last month by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an alleged corruption scheme.

«It's time for John Faso to stop lying to the voters, no amount of false advertising will obscure the truth that John Faso and his firm were sanctioned by the Attorney General, banned from lobbying for five years and paid a $ 500,000 fine,» said spokesman David O'Connell.

Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said he is not being paid by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to run down the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as alleged by Deputy General Secretary of the party, Koku Anyidoho.

NEW YORK, NY — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that former New York State Senate Majority Leader DEAN SKELOS was sentenced today to five years in prison after having been found guilty by a federal jury of using his official position to obtain more than $ 300,000 in bribes and extortion payments that were paid to his son, ADAM SKELOS, in exchange for DEAN SKELOS's official acts.

Fraudsters are preying on immigrants by posing as federal agents and threatening to deport them if they don't pay up, according to New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pictured in an undated file photo, said Tuesday, May 24, 2016 he wouldn't reveal how much he expects taxpayers will pay for an internal review by a private attorney he hired to look into his administration's handling of the Buffalo Billion development project, which is now under federal investigation.

It is clear from the foregoing that this Government and the Attorney - General were clearly acting mischievously to politicize the excellent work of the Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner by connecting the NPP's Attorney - General who merely paid upon the consent judgment the Supreme Court had refused to quash by certiorari during the NDC 2 Government as a means of aborting the further investigations ordered by the Commissioner.

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu in his recent epistle said it is clear that the NDC government is «acting mischievously to politicize the excellent work of the Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner by connecting the NPP's Attorney - General who merely paid upon the consent judgment the Supreme Court had refused to quash by certiorari during the NDC 2 Government as a means of aborting the further investigations ordered by the Commissioner.»

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an application by former Attorney General to orally examine Alfred Woyome over his payment of the 51 million cedis judgement debt paid him by the state.

Bellone's proposal to save $ 1.6 million by freezing pay for political employees and attorneys making more than $ 75,000 annually failed to pass the Legislature, as more than three dozen county prosecutors filled the Riverhead legislative building to say the plan unfairly targeted them.

«District Attorney salaries are directly tied to statutorily required increases in judicial pay, which were recently recommended by the NYS Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation,» said spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

According to the motion, filed by LoPorto's attorney, Michael A. Feit, his legal bill is more than $ 60,000, of which LoPorto has only been able to pay $ 26,000.

Yet the initial surge of «Buffalo Billion» investment was clouded last year by federal indictments in a «pay - to - play» investigation led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office had registered high - profile corruption convictions against former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

For the past four months, the people of Manhattan have grappled with accusations of their District Attorney cultivating a pay - to - play culture in which the rich and powerful skate by serious criminal charges — if their lawyers contribute sizable donations to DA Vance's campaign.

Approximately $ 700,000 came in «undisclosed bribes and kickbacks» from a scheme in which Mr. Silver used his influence as Assembly Speaker to «induce real estate developers with business before the State» to use a real estate law firm run by an attorney who previously worked as Mr. Silver's counsel in the Assembly, and which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.

The complaint said Skelos, an attorney, has been paid over $ 2.6 million since 1994 by a law firm for which he did not appear to perform actual legal work, but instead was paid to refer clients and meet with them about legislative matters.

Mr. Wilson buttressed his point with the example of how the late President Mills, supposedly ordered the non-payment of the controversial Ghc51 million judgement debt to Alfred Woyome, yet the money was paid by the then Attorney

The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., stepped into the void left by the Legislature when he agreed to pay for Governor Cuomo's prison education plan with more than $ 7 million in criminal forfeiture money secured from banks.

But on Thursday, the office of the New York attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, revealed that Mirram Global, a joint venture between the Mirram Group and Global Strategy, a political consulting firm, had been paid $ 883,333 in 2006 by a company controlled by Mr. Hindery as compensation for arranging deals between InterMedia and the state pension fund.

Syracuse, NY — Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick blasted «overtime excesses» and ineptitude by leaders of the Syracuse police department for allowing former Sgt. Thomas Connellan to get paid for working two jobs at the same time.