Sentences with phrase «people through litigation»

They discuss how the legal community can help alleviate the losses people have suffered and guide people through litigation, if necessary.

Not exact matches

Lambda Legal A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

Since 1969, the nonprofit National Consumer Law Center ® (NCLC ®) has worked for consumer justice and economic security for low - income and other disadvantaged people, including older adults, in the U.S. through its expertise in policy analysis and advocacy, publications, litigation, expert witness services, and training.

In addition to creating opportunities for people of all ages, levels and locations to have meaningful outdoor experiences, the Sierra Club works to safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and litigation.

We also work with injured parties seeking Social Security Disability benefits; with people seeking debt relief through Bankruptcy; and with individuals and companies in need of skilled Business Litigation or Transactional matters.

As to my inspiration, as a Lawyer I have always enjoyed the cut and thrust of Litigation, the representation of persons before the Courts and the enjoyment you receive from helping somebody through a difficult time in their life.

So if you are a person who also understands litigation as something that is undesirable but often inevitable, and something through which you might one day need to be guided quickly and inexpensively, ultimately achieving the best result reasonably available to you, then you and I are on the same wavelength.

The Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with, at risk of or affected by HIV or AIDS, in Canada and internationally, through research and analysis, litigation and other advocacy, public education and community mobilization.

People not only appreciate the quick and economical resolution to their dispute through mediation, but are especially appreciative that they have been sparred the cost, stress and anxiety of litigation.

«Jamie's experience in the litigation services arena is unparalleled, helping organizations to both develop their overall discovery strategy and address their day - to - day discovery and litigation challenges through the effective balance of people, processes and technology,» Rowe said.

Steve often helps people resolve their marital property issues through mediation in a collaborative and cooperative manner, and when necessary, prepares both you and your case for aggressive litigation.

Whether through skillful negotiation or uncompromising litigation, Clio's aim is to get the best possible outcome for the people she represents.

The mission of the ACLU is to protect, defend, and extend the civil rights and civil liberties of the people of Colorado through litigation, education, and advocacy.

• It should provide a speedy and cheap method to stop lawsuits if those suits were brought for an improper purpose, namely to harass or intimidate the defendants; • It should put the onus on plaintiffs to prove that their lawsuits were not improper; • It should help rebalance an inequality of financial resources between the parties, possibly by an order that the plaintiff should pay the defendants» costs at the outset of the litigation; • It should provide stronger legal protection for citizens engaged in public participation, such as through special defences; • It should deter people from bringing such suits in the first place, by exposing plaintiffs, and possibly their directors and officers, and lawyers, to awards of damages or even punitive damages.

Since I believe most people going through a divorce are in crisis and need support and guidance, but do not necessarily hate each other, Collaborative Divorce could be the default and litigation could be reserved for clients who do not have the capacity to make decisions on their own, have mental health issues, or other factors that would make Collaborative Divorce not a good choice.

But the starting point for any conversation about collaborative divorce has to be an overall shift away from the «us versus them» mentality of divorce litigation into something that allows people to work through their conflicts and disagreements with integrity.

Instead, native title agreements are seen simply as settlements of a legal dispute - and once a native title case is resolved, whether through litigation or agreements, governments walk away from a process which, for Indigenous people, has only just begun.

Given the essential defects in the litigation system, people need to remember they have the alternative of resolving their family law matter through mediation, or collaborative divorce.

Steve often helps people resolve their marital property issues through mediation in a collaborative and cooperative manner, and when necessary, prepares both you and your case for aggressive litigation.

It is understandable that a person coming into a marriage with great wealth would want to protect him or herself from loss through divorce and from litigation.

You and your spouse establish the pace of the process; in litigation the court system determines the pace of your case (which might be too fast but which usually is too slow for most people going through divorce.

When you go through litigation it opens up both parents, making them vulnerable to the point where people start examining every part of themselves.

The goal of Collaborative Divorce is to transform the resolution of family law issues through processes that protect the emotional and financial integrity and health of all the people involved without having to resort to court litigation.

Also, people may be more committed to an agreement that is reached cooperatively (as opposed to an agreement reached through litigation).

For Davis, immediate past Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples and a member of the Referendum Council, the film shows that all significant developments in Indigenous advocacy for structural reform «have come through activism or litigation».

The heart of the Native Title Act 1993 is the principle that the recognition of Indigenous people's ongoing connection with their land should occur through negotiation and mediation, not litigation, wherever possible.

The therapist may function to help a person move through the transitions of the divorce process; help individuals when they are facing emotions that may be overwhelming and interfering with day - to - day functioning; or assist person's dealing with underlying core issues that are being triggered and surfacing due to the stress of dissolution and litigation processes.

She will also share a frank view of what really happens in court, and the litigation nightmares that some divorcing people go through.

Conversely, in the adversarial system (litigation), each person has their own attorney who advocates for them and the people might not communicate directly with each other, but through their attorneys.

I specialize in providing counseling and coaching for people in relationships with someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and people going through High - Conflict separation, divorce, contested custody or litigation in the family court system all over the country.

The National Indigenous Working Group is extremely disappointed that the Australian Government has failed to confront issues of discrimination in the Native Title laws and implicitly provoked the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to pursue concerns through costly and time consuming litigation, rather than through negotiation...

Many people who have been through this process say it helps them attain their goals without the bitterness that often accompanies divorce litigation.

I would have loved to have stuck with mediation to work through a parenting plan and finances, but when you are dealing with a person who is being unreasonable, you are simply forced into litigation.

So far from these topics being off - limits, any MHP seeking appointment in a court case needs to fully inform the parties prior to their consent [123], of information about the following kinds of potentials for bias and agenda: whether the MHP has been married or divorced, and how many times, and under what kinds of circumstances, and how the MHP currently feels about those events; whether, if divorced, the MHP went through litigation over custody or property, and such details as whether the MHP had problems paying or receiving child support, as well as the custody arrangements of the MHP's own children and how these worked out and everyone's feelings about them; the MHP's own personal experience taking care of and spending time with children, within and without the scope of «parenting», and with regard to parenting, whether that was parenting as a primary caregiver, married or single parent, with or without household and third party help, or as a working parent or stay - home parent, and for how many children, and for how long, and the outcomes from all of that; i.e. how much time has this person actually spent caring for children on his or her own, and how well did this person's own family systems function, and is this person in fact an «expert» in creating a functioning family and raising happy, healthy, successful children with good outcomes, nay «best» outcomes, thoroughly well - adjusted and having reached the very pinnacles of their innate potential.

[t] hrough the Article on self - determination, the Declaration recognises the entitlement of Indigenous peoples to have control over their destiny and to be treated respectfully... We support Indigenous peoples» aspirations to develop a level of economic independence so they can manage their own affairs and maintain their strong culture and identity... We also respect the desire, both past and present, of Indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with lands and waters... [and][w] here possible, the Australian Government encourages land use and ownership issues to be resolved through mediation and negotiation rather than litigation.

There are people who believe they can use the collaborative process to exact a better result than what they would get through litigation, but I don't know if it's necessarily the case that their entire goal is to stall the process.

Florida CPA and divorce mediator Harriett Fox discusses the options for alternative dispute resolution available to people going through divorce, and compares mediation and collaborative divorce to traditional litigation.