Sentences with phrase «private lawyer in your state»

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For Devine — Daley's top deputy in the state's attorney's office, former Chicago Park District Board president and now a highly respected trial lawyer in private practice — that could include a federal judgeship or even U.S. attorney in Chicago if Jim Burns steps down.

Schneiderman, a lawyer in private practice before he was elected a state senator in 1998, defeated Republican Dan Donovan in the November election.

«In truth and in fact, Silver has obtained millions of dollars in outside income as a direct result of his corrupt use of his official position to obtain attorney referral fees for himself, including from clients with substantial business before the State, and not as a result of legitimate outside income Silver earned as a private lawyer,» the complaint readIn truth and in fact, Silver has obtained millions of dollars in outside income as a direct result of his corrupt use of his official position to obtain attorney referral fees for himself, including from clients with substantial business before the State, and not as a result of legitimate outside income Silver earned as a private lawyer,» the complaint readin fact, Silver has obtained millions of dollars in outside income as a direct result of his corrupt use of his official position to obtain attorney referral fees for himself, including from clients with substantial business before the State, and not as a result of legitimate outside income Silver earned as a private lawyer,» the complaint readin outside income as a direct result of his corrupt use of his official position to obtain attorney referral fees for himself, including from clients with substantial business before the State, and not as a result of legitimate outside income Silver earned as a private lawyer,» the complaint reads.

In seeking to have the charges dismissed, Silver's lawyers said the government had ignored that New York state throughout its history has let state lawmakers pursue private part - time employment.

But Sampson's lawyers, in a letter to Brooklyn U.S. District Judge Dora Irizarry, said the favors — contacting state agencies and private parties on the broker's behalf — would no longer qualify as «official acts» that could establish a bribery scheme under the new Supreme Court definition.

It required many meetings for almost a year with sometimes countless people in the room from: all levels of government; public benefit corporations from ECIDA, to the Power Authority, to the Water Authority, and Empire State Development; our private sector partners like land owners — Tecumseh, Gateway and South Buffalo Railway; from Welded Tube; a lot of help from organizations like the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise and Partnership; and, then about 5 layers of lawyers in between.

Tom: When we moved back [Tom worked in Hawaii state government post-college, then left the state for law school, an eight - year stint as an in - house lawyer for the National School Boards Association, and a few years in private practice in Seattle before moving back to Hawaii over three years ago], six months after I got there [Hawaii], the Commission was looking for its first executive director.

Lawyers for the Florida Education Association and other groups had argued the scholarship program steered money to private religious schools, and violated a provision in the state constitution that mandates a «uniform» public school system.

«This proposed settlement is a powerful demonstration of what is possible when federal, state and private class antitrust enforcement lawyers work together,» said Steve W. Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman, in a statement issued by the firm today.

Scientists above a certain level, whether employed by the state or the private sector, must obey a protocol when engaging the media, which allows only such information as is necessary to educate the public regarding the science process (similar to lawyers and the legal process), yet not advocate for any outcome of socially conflicted science in progress.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa437.pdf The settlement of the tobacco litigation, in November 1998, was a legal and public policy debacle of truly historic proportions.5 The tobacco companies agreed to abide by a new set of regulatory constraints and to make multibillion - dollar payments annually to the states (and the trial lawyers from private practice who were hired to represent most of them) in perpetuity.

Level the Learning Field States could also increase their registration fees, but set aside most of the funds in private accounts for each lawyer to use on MCLE courses.

Politicos want to know whether the «secret video» of Mitt Romney speaking at a private fundraising event will hurt his chances in the upcoming presidential election, but some lawyers are pondering a different question: Did the person who made the tape violate state law?

He takes us on a tour of Great Britain, Australia, and the United States, and introduces us to lawyers in big firms and small, serving clients both private and public.

This state of affairs should have been a foreseeable consequence of the diminution of legal aid representation in family law cases coupled with the relative absence of market forces impelling private family law lawyers to reduce their rates or embrace new service models, but it is nonetheless where we find ourselves today.

There are well over a million lawyers in the United States; 75 percent of them are in private practice.

«The legal needs of low - income individuals in our state far exceed the number of private lawyers who can represent them,» Mr. Catalano said.

A strange and uncomfortable cohabitation exists between family (private), and administrative (public), lawyers over interpretations of the Child Support Act 1991 (CSA 1991) and in representation of parents and the secretary of state for work and pensions in child support proceedings.

There are two major categories for exemptions: First, the program excludes lawyers who do not hold clients» funds because they are government employees, are employed in a legal field but do not hold themselves out as lawyers, are employed in a non-legal field, are out of state lawyers, or do not engage in the private practice of law.

Her previous experience includes work as a lawyer in private practice, as a policy analyst for the Ontario government, as a researcher for a large non-profit advocacy organization, and as an assistant to a United States Senator.

The Inn is an association of federal and state judges, lawyers in private practice, corporate counsel, government lawyers, and law professors drawn from all segments of Middle Tennessee's legal community.

The basic idea of the scheme, that lawyers» fees should be paid by the State and not by private individuals, was first proposed in 1657.

In the Connecticut state system, there are private meetings between prosecutors and defense lawyers where the parties try to strike a deal; in serious cases, judges get involved in these skull sessionIn the Connecticut state system, there are private meetings between prosecutors and defense lawyers where the parties try to strike a deal; in serious cases, judges get involved in these skull sessionin serious cases, judges get involved in these skull sessionin these skull sessions.

We have the experience in providing Expert Opinions for courts in other jurisdictions, consulates in China, overseas organizations in the international civil cases, our lawyers were interviewed by Reuters, China Radio International (CRI), Outlook Weekly, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Evening Post and other world famous media on hot legal topics, were invited by European Union Member States (EUMS) to make special report on Chinese law for consular officers from nearly 20 European countries, make presentation at international conferences and provided legal training for newly practicing lawyers and made many professional speeches at legal conferences, such as International Private Law Conference, Civil Procedural Conference, Lawasia conference.

Our lawyers have significant experience in the full range of venues available for resolution of commercial disputes, including private arbitration services, administrative bodies, and state and federal trial and appellate courts.

We have the experience inproviding Expert Opinions for courts in other jurisdictions, consulates in China, overseas orgnizations in the international civil cases, our lawyers were interviewed by Reuters, China Radio International (CRI), Outlook Weekly, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Evening Post and other world famous media on hot legal topics, were invited by European Union Member States (EUMS) to make special reporton Chinese law for consular officers from nearly 20 European countries, make presentation at international conferences and provided legal training for newly practicing lawyers and made many professional speeches at legal conferences, such as International Private Law Conference, Civil Procedural Conference, Lawasia conference.

The Coalition seeks to bring together resources from all parts of the legal community (law school faculty, students, and practicing lawyers), as well as non-lawyers, to facilitate the fair distribution of federal, state, and private disaster relief to New Orleanians (wherever they may be) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Our 1,000 plus lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia excel at complex transactions, high - stakes litigations and world - class advisory services in the financial, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and technology industries.

Our lawyers represent private and public employers in employment litigation, traditional labor law, wage / hour issues, competition - related litigation, immigration matters, workers» compensation proceedings, and administrative proceedings before the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and various state agencies.

With New York's public defense system in the national spotlight, the state has entered this agreement and shown it will no longer stand by while innocent people lose their families, homes and jobs because they're too poor to hire private lawyers.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Legal Newsline)- Some government officials in California are hypocrites pushing a political agenda that involves using private lawyers to sue and demonize ExxonMobil, the company is now arguing in a Texas state court.

AWI's membership of over 800 professionals from across the United States, Canada, and Australia consists of lawyers, human resource professionals, and private investigators who conduct, manage, or have a professional interest in workplace investigations.

In addition, NJP contracts with several private attorneys around the state who have agreed to accept cases for eligible clients if NJP lawyers in that region are not able to handle the casIn addition, NJP contracts with several private attorneys around the state who have agreed to accept cases for eligible clients if NJP lawyers in that region are not able to handle the casin that region are not able to handle the case.

In my last column, I stated that as in - house lawyers we must be glad for the high standards to which we (like our private practice counterparts) are held by the rules of professional conduct for lawyerIn my last column, I stated that as in - house lawyers we must be glad for the high standards to which we (like our private practice counterparts) are held by the rules of professional conduct for lawyerin - house lawyers we must be glad for the high standards to which we (like our private practice counterparts) are held by the rules of professional conduct for lawyers.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

Named the U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers» 2015 Law Firm of the Year for Energy, our team serves the electric power sector (conventional, nuclear, renewable, including wind and solar, and transmission), the oil and gas sector (upstream, midstream, and liquefied natural gas, refining, and petrochemicals), the water industry, and financial institutions, investment funds, project developers, state - owned enterprises, and public - private partnerships in the energy sector.

This conference provides a unique opportunity for federal and state government lawyers, in - house counsel and private practitioners to learn from each other in an intimate conference setting.

A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's approximately 9,200 direct members in 28 countries - and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys — include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, active U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness within America's criminal justice system.

The obstructionists, in Stewart's view, included county prosecutors, the trial judge, the assistant public defender who represented him at his first trial (which ended in a mistrial), the private defense lawyer who represented him between the two trials, jail officials he says unfairly denied him access to the law library and the state Attorney Grievance Commission.

But because this report's constructive criticisms seem to fall largely on deaf ears in Sacramento and in many courthouses around the state, this year's look at the West Coast's perennial Judicial Hellhole will pragmatically limit its focus to an armful of the state's civil injustices, including precedent - defying state supreme court decisions, the Private Attorneys General Act, Prop 65, food and beverage litigation, innovator liability, the California Environmental Quality Act's impact on affordable housing, courts» expansions of public nuisance law and natural disaster - chasing personal injury lawyers, among others.

Since Hunter took the helm in October 2008, the State Bar has revitalized its host of offerings and programs, created a very impressive array of live and online CLE options through TexasBarCLE, grown the Texas Lawyers» Assistance Program to help member attorneys dealing with personal issues, launched the Texas Bar Private Insurance Exchange in 2013, created programs to help veterans in need, enhanced civil education in Texas, greatly expanded its efforts to promote pro bono work and foster access to justice, and much more, all the while making the State Bar extremely financially solid and building a very impressive staff.

In the 17 - page complaint in the bump stock case, lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the Florida Constitution bars the state from taking private property «except for a public person and with full compensation therefore paid to each owner.&raquIn the 17 - page complaint in the bump stock case, lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the Florida Constitution bars the state from taking private property «except for a public person and with full compensation therefore paid to each owner.&raquin the bump stock case, lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the Florida Constitution bars the state from taking private property «except for a public person and with full compensation therefore paid to each owner.»

If you are looking for a private lawyer who specialises in family law matters, the law society in your state or territory may be able to help.