Sentences with phrase «trial counsel in a case»

Norm Pattis is rated among the best criminal lawyers in Connecticut and America, appearing in all Connecticut courts, federal courts in New York, and as lead trial counsel in cases across the United States.

Earlier, among other matters, he obtained a full defense jury verdict as lead trial counsel in a case on behalf of the New York City Law Department; served as lead counsel in an appeal where the court vacated a first degree robbery conviction of a client on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel (People v. Cyrus, 48 A.D. 3d 150 (1st Dept. 2007)-RRB-; and was co-lead counsel on the submission of an amicus brief on First Amendment issues with the United States Supreme Court.

Lawyers on Bryan Cave's Product Liability team have served in national and regional counsel roles and as lead and co-lead trial counsel in cases throughout the United States and in foreign jurisdictions.

Not exact matches

For instance, we were once in a proceeding in which the judge made a ruling on evidence presented at trial by opposing counsel that was going to fundamentally change the outcome of the case.

At the resumed hearing of the case, counsel to the Federal Government, Mr Rotimi Jacobs, SAN had told the Judge that the case was slated for commencement of trial and that he was fully ready with his witnesses that will testify in the case.

In his own submission, counsel to Aminu Baba - Kusa, a former Executive at NNPC, Mr. Solomon Umor informed Justice Baba Yusuf that «ordinarily the prosecution ought to apply for a bench warrant against Dasuki for a failure to appear in court for trial but noted that in the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detentioIn his own submission, counsel to Aminu Baba - Kusa, a former Executive at NNPC, Mr. Solomon Umor informed Justice Baba Yusuf that «ordinarily the prosecution ought to apply for a bench warrant against Dasuki for a failure to appear in court for trial but noted that in the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detentioin court for trial but noted that in the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detentioin the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detention.

In his own submission, counsel to Aminu Baba - Kusa, aformer Executive at NNPC, Mr Solomon Umor informed Justice Baba Yusuf that «ordinarily the prosecution ought to apply for a bench warrant against Dasuki for a failure to appear in court for trial but noted that in the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detentioIn his own submission, counsel to Aminu Baba - Kusa, aformer Executive at NNPC, Mr Solomon Umor informed Justice Baba Yusuf that «ordinarily the prosecution ought to apply for a bench warrant against Dasuki for a failure to appear in court for trial but noted that in the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detentioin court for trial but noted that in the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detentioin the instance case, the prosecution would not do so because they are the one responsible for the absence of Dasuki because of his unwarranted detention.

Nyame, who is standing trial for a 41 - count charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64 bn state funds, had on January 18, 2017 through his counsel, Charles Edosomwan, SAN, urged the court to «hold that the testimony of prosecution witnesses have been so damaged and can't be relied on», and «the crucial elements are missing in this case».

He was the Attorney General of the Federation's counsel in the trial of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, at the Federal High Court, Asaba, a case which the EFCC lost in questionable circumstances.

Despite his comments about representing «little people,» Silver was hired as of counsel at the firm Weitz & Luxenberg to bring «prestige» — as one of the name partners put it in testimony during the trial — and he acted primarily as a so - called rainmaker, bringing in lucrative referrals for mesothelioma cases, which paid him a portion of the proceeds from any judgment or settlement.

We will build a full factual record for trial so that the Court can make the best informed decision in this crucial constitutional case,» said Julia Olson, executive director of Our Children's Trust and co-lead counsel for the youth plaintiffs, in a statement.

Grand jury proceedings are closed to the public and somewhat biased toward making a case, but it won't be any easier for the witnesses to face opposing counsel in the actual public trial.

Therefore, in light of European case law, the SCC concludes that the absolute content of the right to a fair trial does not require that a person convicted in absentia has the chance of applying for retrial if the right has been voluntarily and unequivocally waived and the person was duly summoned and defended at trial by counsel.

The consequence to our justice system will be increased delays and expenditures as judges, crowns and duty counsel struggle to provide fair trials in complex cases where the stakes are high to self - represented individuals.

Specifically, he asks, «When you are a defense counsel in a civil case who discovers that a plaintiffs» claim is fraudulent, do you have a duty to disclose this to the trial court?»

During one portion of the presentation, while ironically stressing the importance of treating other counsel with respect, he related a story in which after receiving a settlement offer that he deemed disrespectful, he hurled profanities at opposing counsel before telling the opposing attorney that he was «taking this case through trial» and that he would «[expletive] you and your client so hard in the [expletive] you'll have nightmares about the day you disrespected me with this [expletive].»

Acted as appellate counsel in cases where the firm was not trial counsel, including matters involving complex commercial litigation and novel issues of law.

She has extensive experience trying large - scale patent litigation, nationally and internationally, relating to pharmaceutical patents and is currently lead trial counsel in several Hatch - Waxman cases.

He has been lead trial counsel to verdict in cases at both state and federal court levels, and is admitted to practice in all Florida state and federal courts.

Our lawyers have consistently served as lead trial counsel in some of the region's most high - profile cases, including a nineteen - month jury trial for Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia Corporation involving PCB contamination.

He has been lead trial counsel on a number of commercial and banking cases tried in Montana.

In 2008 Mr. Simms was lead trial counsel trying to a jury verdict two separate wrongful death cases that resulted in verdicts for both clientIn 2008 Mr. Simms was lead trial counsel trying to a jury verdict two separate wrongful death cases that resulted in verdicts for both clientin verdicts for both clients.

It can involve initial meetings or calls with clients to discuss a case and its prospects, drafting pleadings, considering prior art (earlier publications that can be used to invalidate a patent), reviewing documents to determine whether they are relevant and need to be disclosed, preparing a product or process description with the client (which involves drafting a detailed description of the product or process that is alleged to be infringing), meetings with experts, conferences with counsel to discuss and prepare the case for trial, and obviously days in court.

Throughout his career Mr. Brown has dedicated a large portion of his practice to actively trying cases and has served as lead trial counsel on numerous successful verdicts on behalf of his clients and has often been called in to assist other members of the firm with cases that are going to trial once settlement is no longer an option.

However, trials often call for creativity in the absence of clear guidance, and anyone considering taking legal action to redress an injury should consider finding counsel capable of making informed, calculated decisions in order to best present the case.

Trial counsel may also retain us early in the litigation process, to help position the case for ultimate success on appeal.

«It is clear that, wherever the right - to - counsel line is to be drawn, it must be drawn so that an indigent has a right to appointed counsel in all cases in which there is a due process right to a jury trial.»

Where a case has been unsuccessful, the court proceeds to hold a mandatory case management conference with the parties and their counsel (as another means of exploring the issues in dispute and possible resolution) before proceeding to trial.

Hiring Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque as your trial litigation counsel ensures that you will be prepared for any legal challenge that may arise in your case from pre-trial discovery through a petition for certification to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

[22] Without even considering the clear requirement that people are represented in court by counsel or by themselves, it is, from my reading of what is to transpire at a trial management conference, completely inappropriate to suggest that when a defendant has counsel, that someone else, in this case an adjuster, appear essentially as counsel at a trial management conference.

[4] In this case, neither party filed a trial brief and counsel simply submitted a draft consent order that «trial briefs of the plaintiff and defendant be filed outside the times prescribed» by the Rules.

in Argersinger, the Court today retreats to the indefensible position that the Argersinger «actual imprisonment» standard is the only test for determining the boundary of the Sixth Amendment right to appointed counsel in state misdemeanor cases, thus necessarily deciding that, in many cases (such as this one), a defendant will have no right to appointed counsel even when he has a constitutional right to a jury trial.

Joel served as lead counsel in many landmark cases in both trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and participated in shaping several important pieces of federal legislation enforced by the FDA.

In 1981, as co-lead trial counsel, Mr. Russ achieved a multi-million dollar jury verdict in one of the first private Section 7 Clayton Act cases that directed Pillsbury Flour Co. to divest itself of Wilton, Inc., a dominant cake decorating equipment specialty firIn 1981, as co-lead trial counsel, Mr. Russ achieved a multi-million dollar jury verdict in one of the first private Section 7 Clayton Act cases that directed Pillsbury Flour Co. to divest itself of Wilton, Inc., a dominant cake decorating equipment specialty firin one of the first private Section 7 Clayton Act cases that directed Pillsbury Flour Co. to divest itself of Wilton, Inc., a dominant cake decorating equipment specialty firm.

His recent cases include defending the former President and majority shareholder of VAB Bank against charges of contempt of court (sole counsel); acting for Mercuria Energy Trading in its successful defence of a US$ 270 million claim by Citibank in one of the biggest High Court banking trials of 2014, acting for the Claimant in an on - going US$ 830 million fraud claim in the Commercial Court (Russian banking sector), a US$ 800 million joint venture dispute in the BVI and acting as junior counsel to the Claimants in Hulley & ors v.

Lascaris is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in both of the first two cases approved for trial since the reform was enacted.

A Virginia lawyer who ran afoul of discovery requirements in a major wrongful - death trial by allegedly encouraging a client to clean up his Facebook account has paid his $ 544,000 share of a $ 722,000 legal fee award to opposing counsel and seen an $ 8.5 million award to his client and other plaintiffs in the case upheld by the state supreme court.

He had asked counsel involved in the case to consider conducting the proceedings as an electronic trial.

Without the knowledge of the plaintiff or her counsel, the defendant and accused in the case had shared the plaintiff's documents produced in the civil case with his criminal defence counsel, who then relied on these records at trial.

«I think the [Supreme] court reaffirmed the idea that... the oppression remedy is a broad remedy, [meant to be] applied flexibly by a trial judge, taking into account the particular circumstances of any case,» Douglas Mitchell of Irving Mitchell Kalichman LLP in Montreal and lead counsel for the respondent, told Legal Feeds.

Plaintiff's counsel must always be careful when proceeding to trial in such a case.

In a recent decision, Madam Justice Mossip stated: «This hearing proceeded in an exemplary manner, and counsel, no doubt with the help of his able assistants at counsel table, has presented a textbook case on a civil trial, in my view»In a recent decision, Madam Justice Mossip stated: «This hearing proceeded in an exemplary manner, and counsel, no doubt with the help of his able assistants at counsel table, has presented a textbook case on a civil trial, in my view»in an exemplary manner, and counsel, no doubt with the help of his able assistants at counsel table, has presented a textbook case on a civil trial, in my view»in my view».

As Trial Counsel for the Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of Labor in Denver, he tried numerous cases on behalf of the Mine Safety Health Administration and Occupational Safety Health Administration.

The dissent does note the rates of compensation set by the trial judges in each of the three cases: $ 200 per hour (para 103), $ 250 per hour for very senior counsel (para 104), and $ 192 per hour, which the trial judge noted was the rate that would be paid by the Attorney General to a lawyer of the amicus's year of call to prosecute or to represent the interests of a witness in a criminal case» (para 99).

Lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in both the preliminary and final injunction hearings of Evans v. Romer, a successful suit challenging the constitutionality of a widely - publicized amendment to Colorado's constitution that would have prohibited any legislation protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation; case received nationwide press coverage in broadcast and print media, including live coverage on Court TV, and was ultimately decided in plaintiffs» favor in the U. S. Supreme Court.

As lead trial and arbitral counsel in multijurisdictional disputes, he has tried cases around the world, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Geneva, London, and Venezuela.

Mr. Coyne was Lead Trial Counsel in a May 1996 jury trial for Northrop Grumman Corporation in a fraud case in which the government sought millions of dollars in damages and barred clTrial Counsel in a May 1996 jury trial for Northrop Grumman Corporation in a fraud case in which the government sought millions of dollars in damages and barred cltrial for Northrop Grumman Corporation in a fraud case in which the government sought millions of dollars in damages and barred claims.

She has been trial counsel for multiple matters tried to a favorable jury verdict, as well as appellate counsel for cases in which she has both written the appellate briefs and argued the appeals in state and federal courts.

Served as trial or arbitration counsel in a variety of commercial matters, including a cases involving the voiding of a million - dollar note, a breach of contract case relating to a multi-million dollar insurance coverage dispute arising from a catastrophic loss, and a shareholder dispute centering on the interpretation of ten complex operating, management, business, and employment / non-compete agreements.

In a recent court case in NC, USA, the appeals court upheld that the trial court did not make a mistake in forcing a person to choose between counsel and testifyinIn a recent court case in NC, USA, the appeals court upheld that the trial court did not make a mistake in forcing a person to choose between counsel and testifyinin NC, USA, the appeals court upheld that the trial court did not make a mistake in forcing a person to choose between counsel and testifyinin forcing a person to choose between counsel and testifying.