Sentences with phrase «see whether a lawyer»

I don't think the statue of limitations has expired as yet, so I'll see whether a lawyer in Canada wants to take my case.

But its one of those things that is so important that clients should really look to see whether lawyers working for them have that trait.

Not exact matches

Class - action defence lawyers are skeptical, though, and while Joseph D'Angelo, a senior litigation partner at McMillan LLP, says the Imax case means the door is open to foreign investors, «whether it manifests in reality remains to be seen.»

We've already seen that with niche spaces of all kinds popping up, whether for architects or lawyers or musicians or women.

Heather Dietrick, Gawker's president and general counsel, says that the company's lawyers plan to review all of the documents released by the F.B.I. to see what Hogan told the F.B.I. during the extortion investigation and whether that matches the testimony he's given in his state court case again Gawker.

It is a mystery why the Legal Office did not pass this opinion on to the Lords committee, which could then have seen that the regulations pose no real threat: neither to the Church of England, nor, as the C of E's lawyers proceed helpfully to add, to any other faith community, whether congregational or hierarchical.

It's also great to see Yale Stewart recognised for his unofficial DC tribute comic, JL8, even if DC's lawyers haven't worked out whether to hire him or sue him at this point.

The beautiful Jessica visits the narrator / lawyer James at his office in order to see what trouble they might be in, and the story flashes back and forth in time, also following the present narrative as they figure out whether they can save themselves.

LAWYER: The second reason we want to discuss home equity is to see whether the home is worth keeping.

Go see a lawyer and then decide whether you want to storm out the door,» advises Michael Cochrane, a lawyer and author of the book Surviving Your Divorce: A Guide to Canadian Family Law.

Although affidavits based on information and belief that fail to state the source of the information are not struck out automatically (see Carevest Capital Inc. v. North Tech Electronics Ltd. 2010 ONSC 1290 (CanLII) at para. 16), one doubts whether these vague «advised by the file» affidavits are proper information and belief evidence at all or whether they really just serve to put the affiant lawyer's personal opinion of the case before the court.

Whether you are a selectee or not, take some time to check out the new website and see how Super Lawyers can be a resource for your firm going forward.

I can definitely see the case though for having some vehicle for teaching practical lawyering skills (which are not taught by law schools in any meaningful way), whether through articling, LPP, or some other method.

Understand that it doesn't hurt to communicate with a lawyer even when you are not sure that there is a good court case or maybe you're feeling that you could be somewhat at fault, we will help you to see whether you've got a court case.

Remember that it won't hurt to talk to a lawyer even if you are undecided that there is a genuine case or maybe you feel that you could be partially responsible, we're going to help you to see whether you've got a case.

A pedestrian accident lawyer Phoenix, AZ trusts might look to see whether or not any of the following could be considered an incidental factor:

But, perhaps with one eye on the attention - grabbing Best Lawyers - US News tie - up, let's see whether Thomson Reuters sticks to Super Lawyers» core plaintiff firm clientele, or use its muscle to make commercial inroads into the larger full - service firms.

Whether you are guilty, innocent, negligent, or reckless is not relevant at this point because clients see a high net worth target (possibly with a big legal malpractice policy) as do some of their lawyers, media outlets can run sensational headlined «news» pieces, and although your are technically presumed innocent, police investigations operate under a presumption of guilt not so subtle premise — especially when the media spotlight is involved.

See Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Formal Opinion 2001 - 1 (concluding that information submitted by e-mail to a law firm via the firm's website was unsolicited; simply including an e-mail link on a law firm's website does not amount to an invitation to transmit confidential information); Iowa State Bar Association Op. 07 - 02 (evaluated whether the lawyer said or did anything to prompt the potential client to provide confidential information to the lawyer, noting that a lawyer's «request to contact» is not the same as a request for information); Massachusetts Bar Association Op. 07 - 01 (concluding that a website is a marketing tool by which a prospective client may identify which lawyers have the expertise necessary to handle a particular case, and that the publication of such information could reasonably lead a prospective client to conclude that, when sending information to the firm via an e-mail link, the firm and its lawyers have implicitly «agreed to consider» whether to form an attorney - client relationship.

It is best to discuss your prenuptial agreement with a family lawyer to see whether it will pass the unfairness test.

Whether you are suffering from the physical or psychological results of a motor vehicle accident, a fall, or a hazardous situation, contact a lawyer at LK Law to see how we can work together to improve your quality of life.

It may beg the question as to whether Canadian lawyers will welcome Lexbox's entrepreneurial foray to add value to CanLII, which is widely seen as a public good, or whether some observers may criticize the move and wish the law societies had continued to pay for and manage these improvements themselves.

Though court reporters should always be off limits, I have seen lawyers bully them about equipment snafus or whether an exchange was on or off the record.

This is a question I wonder about often in writing this blog, as I see vendors bring new products to market and wonder whether they are anything lawyers really want.

I might suggest that while I am, at my core, conservative, my sense is that as we've seen in the U.S. and international banking industry, expanded corporatization has its problems — and one might, fairly, question whether issues of legal ethics will also diminish as lawyers increasingly see themselves as little more than «commodity brokers» as opposed to what has been, at least in theory, a profession which sees itself as more than simply factory workers doing a job... and in fact which many of us still feel is both a great honor and a great social responsibility.

As to your concern, I'm not sure whether I (or lawyers in general) see consumer welfare as a zombie version of welfare economics.

But I wonder whether, now that broadband is working its magic, we might not see the Starbuck's lawyer, an office - free solo practitioner (or virtual associate / partner) who does it all with the MacBook Pro and that fancy EV DO PC card that Joel Alleyne keeps extolling.

Friedmann recognizes the difficulty with using «mystery clients» to test lawyers» effectiveness in delivering service, but recommends that firms use client surveys to see whether they're meeting their clients needs.

The lawyer must consider whether he or she can comply with British Columbian and Federal laws, such as laws governing the collection of personal information, when using third party service providers (see Part B).

It will be interesting to see if the words in Phoenix portend the Law Society of BC's genuine intention to prohibit all non-BC or Canadian storage providers, or whether the discretion of the new rules will be used with more nuance... and hopefully some consultation with the hundreds if not thousands of lawyers in small firms and solo practice who have grown reliant on the various cloud products which have become mainstream.

Lawyers will so often stick to the letter and miss the substance... most of them spend their working lives drafting some sort of document or another — trying to see whether it covers this contingency or that.

In order partly to address this lacuna, we determined to conduct a survey of practitioners in our institution's most immediate legal market, the Philadelphia bar, to see whether, and how much, the lawyers in our immediate vicinity actually encounter foreign and international legal issues.

In other words, there is joint and several liability for claims, regardless of whether the claim flows from negligence or from an excluded act (see below regarding lawyer conduct).

Whether the claim goes to settlement or trial you need to know that your KC traffic accident lawyer will see the claim through to completion, hopefully ensuring a successful outcome.

This is why we suggest finding a Kansas City motorcycle lawyer with the experience to see your Kansas City motorcycle lawsuit all the way through to completion no matter whether they are filing a personal injury claim or a wrongful death claim.

To make those arguments, you will need to contact a family lawyer to see whether you will be successful.

Fisher decided on law school only after working as a paralegal for a while after college; his father, a lawyer in Kansas City, suggested it as a way for him see whether he would enjoy being a lawyer.

Sam Glover: Right, because that's the flip side of what I mentioned earlier was if you ask who wants a mentor, it turns out that very few younger lawyers raise their hands, and it's not clear whether they have given up, or don't see the value, or what's going on there.

We'll be watching to see whether Leventhal's weight loss program gains popularity with D.C. lawyers and law firms.

Trudell suggests creating a group of lawyers who offer to contact the person who is not responding to see whether they can help.

A lawyer will be able to research your case to see whether a construction company was abiding by the safety regulations that have been put forth in Texas.

Some ways that individuals can determine whether a lawyer has specific experience handling wrongful death cases is by reading the lawyer's website to see how much the lawyer has particularly discussed wrongful death cases and finding out what other wrongful death cases with which the attorney has been involved.

If you're a lawyer, please don't hesitate to contact us to see whether we may be able to help.

It remains to be seen whether contract lawyering will become a viable proposition for a larger number of law firms and contract lawyers alike going forward, given that — by its very nature — the demand for contract legal services is unpredictable.

Most lawyers want to see, if possible, whether parties can stay together, and they're obligated by law to try and encourage that.

You can also see if their team only includes vehicle lawyers or whether they provide other services as well, such as counselor or social worker for clients dealing with emotional stress.

Please call us today, and see for yourself whether or not we are the best medical malpractice lawyers Washington DC can offer.

Ultimately, whether this was a conference that results in all players embracing the future and realizing that the only way any real change can occur is if all the players collaborate and work together on reshaping the judicial and legal system, or whether it was just another signpost along the highway that the keynote speaker Richard Susskind calls: «The End of Lawyers» remains to be seen.

I'd be curious to see, for example, whether women lawyers manage to complete tasks more quickly precisely because they have less time.

As Heenan Blaikie LLP's senior partners try and figure out what the next move should be for the iconic Canadian firm that has seen large groups of lawyers jumping ship for the last 18 months, the legal community is watching closely as it questions whether it's just another example of what's yet to come for other big firms.