Sentences with phrase «power as an attorney»

Lazio believes Cuomo should use his powers as attorney general to investigate the group's fundraising.

He is so convinced of the strength of this case and his power as an attorney, that he doesn't listen to the adjuster.

As a pro se litigant, you have the same power as an attorney to prepare your case.

Not exact matches

As attorney general, he'd have the power to depart significantly from the priorities of his Democratic - nominated predecessors.

Think long and hard, said Clapp, about whom you select as your durable power of attorney and medical power of attorney.

as to the President's unfettered power to fire anyone... Joe Digenova, former US Attorney,» Trump quoted him as saying on the show, misspelling the lawyer's name.

This means a corporate board acts as the 51 % percent shareholder and assigns full financial, operational and management control of the entity to the managing family office, normally via a Power of Attorney granted to the General Manager.

If you designate someone as a Power of Attorney while you are away, they are able to recertify your income on your behalf.

A new friend has offered to take an active role in your finances, such as acting as a Power of Attorney or signing on your account.

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorneys - in - fact with full power to sign on behalf of such person, in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to this registration statement and any subsequent related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 (b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and generally to do all such things in the name and on behalf of such person, in the capacities indicated below, to enable the Registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming the signature of such person as it may be signed by said attorneys - in - fact, or any of them, on any and all amendments to this registration statement or any such subsequent related registration statement.

An «Advanced Care Planning Visit» is a relatively routine visit with a physician or provider where a patient can start or complete documents such as a living will or establishing a healthcare power of attorney.

If the government was to step out of the marriage business entirely and leave people to the same property and power of attorney rights that are already available to anybody now, as he suggests, people who previously held protections based on their status of being married would soon find out just how much more difficult it is to gain those rights outside of marriage.

Churches can marry people in the religious sense and as far as the secular world is concerned we can all go to having the kinds of community property and power of attorney rights that are already available to anybody who wants them now.»

The other component is a power of attorney for healthcare decisions, and this is where you appoint somebody as your agent to make healthcare decisions for you in the event that you can't make them for yourself and in the event that you haven't specified your own wishes.

If you didn't have a Successor Trustee, you would likely need to get a Power of Attorney to manage the assets for your benefit, or a Conservator or Guardian; but because you have a Trust in place, all of the assets are owned by the Trust and the Successor Trustee can step in and administer them for your benefit, as if you were able to administer them yourself.

But once her son was born, she faced one of her biggest decisions yet: What would she do for child care when she returned to her high - powered job as an attorney?

«We know that as Attorney General he will do everything in his power to protect and advance reproductive rights.

``...... As your Attorney General, I will fight for LGBT equality, I will use the Civil Rights Bureau to aggressively enforce discrimination laws, and I will use the office's power to force change.»

And while the candidates are busy making the case for why the Attorney General's office should be granted new authority to open investigations into political corruption, most New Yorkers — 51 percent — said the office has enough power as it is.

During their time in power, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver made thousands of dollars in outside income as attorneys.

The New York Constitution gives the governor power to remove a district attorney at any time, so long as the governor gives the DA a «copy of the charges against him or her» and «an opportunity of being heard in his or her defense.»

As New York State's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo joined then - Governor David Paterson in calling for the shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear power plant, located just upriver from New York City in Buchanan, N.Y..

Abramowitz is a power player in New York politics; he recently served as a criminal defense attorney for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a federal corruption probe launched by former U.S. Attorney Preet attorney for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a federal corruption probe launched by former U.S. Attorney Preet Attorney Preet Bharara.

Just 68 days before he was to close the door on four tumultuous terms as Suffolk County district attorney, Thomas Spota was accused of one of the most dangerous crimes in our democracy, abusing the power of law enforcement.

The Vice-President simply usurped the powers of the Attorney - General just as he subsequently tried to do when he became President and I became his Attorney - General leading to our parting company.

That move was seen as an attempt to shift power from the attorney general's office to his, and he successfully convinced the Legislature to back him on it.

And he said, «well, I'm going to appoint this commission with subpoena powers from the Attorney General to look at all you guys,» and then Cuomo mysteriously abruptly shut down that commission over a year ago as part of budget negotiations.

As Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch phrased it, the influence Meng sought to peddle was «corrupt and his power illusory.»

As attorney general, Cuomo embraced Spitzer's expansive view of the office's power and reach.

The Nassau County district attorney has been appointed as special prosecutor to investigate the incidents described in the New Yorker article - and whether Schneiderman abused the power of the office.

After Andrew Cuomo unceremoniously shuttered the Commission, the subpoenas were withdrawn — until U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara's office incorporated the work into its own investigation, resulting in charges of «using the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars of bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income.»

The governor has shown an exceptional ability to rewrite the contours of the state's governmental apparatus, as with his installation of Moreland Commissions or his dilution of the power of the elected attorney general by creating the governor's own financial services agency.

As the Donald «Dontay» Ivy case hangs in limbo, Albany County DA David Soares appears to have more options than ceding power to New York's attorney general — if that's what he wants to do.

During the prosecution's rebuttal, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Masimore compared the elder Skelos» power as majority leader to a poem in Shel Silverstein's «Where the Sidewalk Ends,» titled «Gorilla.»

Justice Umar had earlier admitted in evidence, the power of attorney, sales agreement and deed of assignment as exhibits 1a, 1b and 1c, respectively.

Schneiderman's new power has stoked some instant controversy, and provides another chapter in his dealings with Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat whose relationship with the man who succeeded him as attorney general has been more competitive than constructive.

He said: «all legal documents such as deed of assignment, power of attorney and sales agreement relating to the property were signed by me»

That's an option, but you have to answer the first questions first,» Cuomo said of giving the power to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, as he requested earlier this week.

Known at the «Sheriff of Wall Street» during his time as state Attorney General, Spitzer's new ad, which premiered online Thursday, features images of an empty Wall Street with patriotic music playing, financial powers apparently running scared.

Siding with incumbents doing anything to stay in power is not a feather in his cap as current PA attorney general.

As attorney general, when he was the one investigating crimes rather than running the executive branch, he sought increased powers for public corruption, pressing legislators to pass a bill granting his office broad jurisdiction and subpoena powers to pursue such cases.

Better known as the Moreland Commission, Zugibe, fellow DA's and professors from Columbia University were officially appointed «assistant Attorney Generals» by Eric Schneiderman, giving them the same power as the AG himself.

Mr. Molo, meanwhile, said Mr. Silver and his staff believed the commission was «illegal» and an over-reach of the governor's power, and as such sued to stop it — a suit led by a lawyer in private practice who was once the U.S. attorney.

Schneiderman says the attorney general has broad statutory jurisdiction, and he's extended those powers to the commission by appointing all of its members as deputy attorneys general.

Outspoken former Attorney General, Martin Amidu feels the Minority in Parliament's reaction to the CID's Monday raid on the residence of former Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, as part of investigations into the controversial AMERI deal, was a slap in the face of the values of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), of which it represents.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Silver did no work for the referral fees and used his power as speaker to direct tax breaks to two developers he referred as clients to Goldberg & Iryami, including luxury real estate firm Glenwood Management, the state's largest political donor.

Subjects such as wills, the Affordable Care Act, powers of attorney, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage Plans, pooled trusts, Veteran's benefits, to name a few, will be discussed.

Mount Vernon — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that he's using his new power as a special prosecutor to investigate the death of a woman who died in police custody last week.

Legislation establishing an independent monitor for such cases also failed to find legislative favor during the session, leading Cuomo to use his executive power to set up state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor for one year.

To these he adds a more innovative proposal: He would expand local district attorneys» power to root out corruption by making lying to local law enforcement a crime, as it is on the federal level.