Sentences with phrase «state bar commissions»

Its work includes tracking proposals in the ABA and state bar commissions that regulate and affect legal education and clinical legal education.

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The state of Washington became the first state to pass its own net neutrality legislation after the Federal Communications Commission last year repealed its own rules barring discrimination against online sites and content.

In his decision, Judge Wendell Griffen barred the state Medical Marijuana Commission from issuing any licenses until the situation is sorted out.

The commission that is setting up the system in Massachusetts recently passed new rules that bar anyone with a felony drug trafficking conviction from getting licensed by the state to cultivate or sell legal marijuana.

The revelations in Connecticut are not the result of probing by scrupulous politicians but of the questions and charges raised by three men: Harvey Ziskis, a bettor who was barred under clouded circumstances from the Hartford fronton; Theodore A. Driscoll, investigative reporter for The Hartford Courant; and Professor Lester Snyder of the University of Connecticut School of Law, who served on the State Commission on Special Revenue, popularly known as the gaming commission, from October of 1976 until lCommission on Special Revenue, popularly known as the gaming commission, from October of 1976 until lcommission, from October of 1976 until last March.

Also at 11 a.m., the state Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation holds a public meeting, New York City Bar Association, 42 W 44th St., Manhattan.

Others are: Chief Okoi Obono - obla, Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari (who will give some introductory remarks); Babatunde Ogala former Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly's Committee on Judiciary; Mr Tayo Oyetibo SAN; Mr. Levi Adikwaone Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikorodu Branch; Nurudeen Ogbara NBA Ikorodu Chairman Legal Education; and representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); the media, and civil society.

ALBANY, NY (12/10/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today was joined by Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals Jonathon Lippman; Assembly Speaker Silver; President of the New York State Bar Association Steve Younger; Chair of the Fund for Modern Courts Victor Kovner; and distinguished members of the New York State judiciary as he signed legislation establishing a special Commission on Judicial Compensation.

The bar association traditionally rates candidates for the Court of Appeals chosen by the state's Commission on Judicial Nomination, which is headed by the state's first woman chief judge, former Judge Judith Kaye.

Saying «time is short,» state Bar Association President David Miranda called on Cuomo to issue an executive order to create a commission to prepare for the 2017 voter referendum on whether to authorize a constitutional convention.

The Commission determined that once the «legislative / regulatory creation» has been completed, however, the lifetime bar does not prohibit a former State employee from rendering services repudiating the program that he or she worked to create.»

The state Commission of Correction — one of those obscure but potentially powerful administrative bodies that march to the governor's drummers — last week barred the transfer of upstate inmates to Rikers Island.

New York's anti-corruption commission that's asking state lawmakers to reveal private law clients has the backing of the state Bar Association, which says attorney - client privilege doesn't bar the disclosure required in 20 other statBar Association, which says attorney - client privilege doesn't bar the disclosure required in 20 other statbar the disclosure required in 20 other states.

Last month, the New York State Bar Association called on the governor to create a similar preparatory commission, but the state is currently nearly three years behind the schedule that had been in place two decadesState Bar Association called on the governor to create a similar preparatory commission, but the state is currently nearly three years behind the schedule that had been in place two decadesstate is currently nearly three years behind the schedule that had been in place two decades ago.

Also at 11 a.m., the Commission on Legislative Compensation holds its final public hearing on a potential pay raise for executive chamber employees and state lawmakers, New York City Bar Association, 42 W. 44th St., Manhattan.

The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review all requests for state funded or state sponsored travel to the state of Mississippi, and bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and saState agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review all requests for state funded or state sponsored travel to the state of Mississippi, and bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and sastate funded or state sponsored travel to the state of Mississippi, and bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and sastate sponsored travel to the state of Mississippi, and bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and sastate of Mississippi, and bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and sastate law or public health and safety.

Councilman Robert Doherty did not violate the city ethics code when he appeared on behalf of a local bar before a state authority, the city Ethics Commission has ruled.

The Bar Association wants to see the state establish a «nonpartisan preparatory Constitutional Convention commission as soon as possible,» according to a release from the group.

New York City Councilwoman Helen Foster, nominated by Cuomo to head the state's Human Rights Commission, had the worst attendance record of any council member and flunked the bar exam several times, the Post's Fred Dicker reports: http://bit.ly/19b7g2L Continue reading →

«Today, I direct all agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review all requests for state - funded or state - sponsored travel to the State of Indiana and to bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and safety,» Cuomo said in a relstate - funded or state - sponsored travel to the State of Indiana and to bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and safety,» Cuomo said in a relstate - sponsored travel to the State of Indiana and to bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and safety,» Cuomo said in a relState of Indiana and to bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and safety,» Cuomo said in a relstate law or public health and safety,» Cuomo said in a release.

The former president of the New York City Bar Association, Dunne served in the Manhattan district attorney's office in the mid-1980s and has served on numerous judicial commissions and panels — including chairing former chief judge Judith Kaye's Special Commission on the Future of the New York State Courts — and was counsel to the state Commission on Drugs and CoState Courts — and was counsel to the state Commission on Drugs and Costate Commission on Drugs and Courts.

The Federal Election Commission bars the use of funds from state and local campaign committees toward bids for office in Washington.

Commission investigations are supposed to be confidential, and various state laws protect that confidentiality and bar state officials from disseminating confidential information.

Copied in the petition were the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Director - General, State Security Service, the Chairman, National Judicial Council, and the Chairman, Federal Judicial Service Commission among others.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 22, 2016 arraigned the duo of Shehu Mustapha, Registrar Litigation, Adamawa State High Court and Barrister Binanu R. Esthon, former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Yola Chapter before Justice B.B Aliyu of Federal High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State on a 4 - count charge bordering on conspiracy and criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N60million (sixty million naira).

Walter C. Ayers, a spokesman for the New York State Ethics Commission, said he was barred by state law from discussing whether Mr. Pataki had sought the opinion of the commission before accepting the ride on Mr. Mack's pState Ethics Commission, said he was barred by state law from discussing whether Mr. Pataki had sought the opinion of the commission before accepting the ride on Mr. MacCommission, said he was barred by state law from discussing whether Mr. Pataki had sought the opinion of the commission before accepting the ride on Mr. Mack's pstate law from discussing whether Mr. Pataki had sought the opinion of the commission before accepting the ride on Mr. Maccommission before accepting the ride on Mr. Mack's plane.

As the commission was investigating the ex-governor, the Akwa Ibom State Government, headed to a state High Court to get an interim order barring the EFCC from investigating his administraState Government, headed to a state High Court to get an interim order barring the EFCC from investigating his administrastate High Court to get an interim order barring the EFCC from investigating his administration.

Meanwhile, government reform groups and the bar association have teamed up to conduct a survey on how to improve the troubled state's ethics commission.

Member states could chip in and use their national budgets to fund good proposals that narrowly missed Horizon 2020's bar, a commission official suggested.

Dr. Smink served on numerous national and state boards, including the American Bar Association Advisory Commission on Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, National Association for Industry - Education Cooperative, the National Mentoring Partnership, the Center for Career and Technical Education at The Ohio State University, and the South Carolina Commission on National and Community Serstate boards, including the American Bar Association Advisory Commission on Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, National Association for Industry - Education Cooperative, the National Mentoring Partnership, the Center for Career and Technical Education at The Ohio State University, and the South Carolina Commission on National and Community SerState University, and the South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service.

Commenters included private neutrals; an attorney representing clients in various motor carrier related activities; a State department of transportation; and the American Bar Association, Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, Subcommittee on Disability Dispute Resolution and Mediation.

1734 — Thomas McKean was born in New London, Chester County, PA 1755 — McKean admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New Castle, Del 1756 — appointed deputy general for Sussex Country and served until 1758 1762-1775 — member of the Delaware House of Assembly 1764 — appointed one of the three trustees of the loan office 1765 — member of the Stamp Act Congress; appointed sole notary for the lower counties of Delaware; received the commission of a justice of the peace and of orphans» court 1771 — appointed collector of the port of New Castle 1774 - 1776 — member of the Continental Congress 1776 — signer of the Declaration of Independence; member of the state house of representatives 1776 — served as speaker 1777 — president of the state of Delaware 1777 - 1799 — chief justice of Pennsylvania 1781 - served as President of Congress 1787 — member of the convention of Pennsylvania which ratified the Constitution of the United States 1789 — delegate to the state constitutional convention 1799 - 1808 - Governor of Pennsylvania 1817 — died in Philadelphia, PA

Selected solo and group exhibitions include among others: «Sensual Abstraction a la belle etoile», ReMap4 (Athens, 2013); «Innate memories», Art Athina, State of Concept (Athens, 2013); «Parnassos», Literary Society Parnassos (Athens, 2012); «The Forgotten Bar», Galerie Utopia, ReMap3 (Athens, 2011); «The Non-Existent Hand», ReMap3, Hotel Galini (Athens, 2011); «Cabinets of miracles», Zone D, Zoumboulaki Gallery (Athens, 2010); «Locus Solus», Benaki Museum (Athens, 2010); «Celebration / 10 year anniversary of Hydra School Projects», Alex Mylonas Museum (Athens, 2010); «The Lobby», IBID projects (London, 2008); «Blue eyes on route to the best brothel of paradise», Art Athina, commissioned by the National Theatre of Greece (Athens, 2008); «Satellites (i - cabin baggage)», Tanya Bonakdar Gallery (New York, 2006);» New Contemporaries 2004», Liverpool & The Barbican (London, 2004); etc..

specifically barring the state's Transportation Commission from using public funds to subsidize projects that would help build new coal transportation facilities.

He served on the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas and was a commissioner of the Texas Equal Access to Justice Commission.

After successful completion of the bar exam she commissioned as an officer in the Illinois Army National Guard and currently has over twenty - two years of service in the United States Army.

«New York State Bar Association's Comments on the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services» Issues Papers on Legal Checkups, Unregulated LSP Entities and Alternative Business Structures.»

About a year ago, the Futures Commission of the Utah State Bar issued a report with five general recommendations supported by clearly articulated reasons:

These centers were established through collaboration among the Hawaii State Judiciary, the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Bar Association.

The Commission is asking for comment from ABA Entities, Courts, Bar Associations (state, local, specialty and international), Law Schools, Individuals, and Entities.

The Access to Justice Commission's recommendation was endorsed by the state Board of Bar Examiners last September.

These appointments will be made from broadly solicited nominations from the diversity commissions, sections, divisions and forums, state and local bar associations, and the membership at large.

In addition to her legal practice, Katie has been an active volunteer and has served as a member of the Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors and chair of the Washington Commission on Judicial Conduct, and is presently a member of the Council of the American Law Institute.

Currently the 7 - member commission is made up of 2 District Court judges chosen by their fellow judges, 1 lawyer picked by the state bar's board of governors, and 4 citizens who aren't judges, retired judges, or lawyers picked by the governor.

In addition to your litigation practice, and teaching ethics courses at UC Berkeley and the University of San Francisco, you are also involved with the State Bar's Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

[1] New Jersey State Bar Association, Comment Submitted to ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, 1.

Similarly, in 2010 — 11, the most common complaints against lawyers in Texas involved allegations of neglect and failure to communicate (State Bar of Texas, Commission for Lawyer Discipline Annual Report, June 1, 2010 — May 31, 2011).

Other such searches facilitated by Young Mayden include searches for the Executive Directors of the American Bar Association and the Uniform Law Commission, the Assistant Executive Director of the New York State Bar Association, and the Managing Director of Accreditation and Legal Education for the American Bar Association.

The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission was created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court at the request of the State Bar of Wisconsin to aid the courts in improving the administration of justice.

Recent studies by the Washington and New York state bar associations, the National Association of Women Lawyer, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Catalyst, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, and others, confirm that women lawyers continue to face obstacles to success in the legal profession — and that employers who are committed to women's professional success can remove those barriers.