Sentences with phrase «volunteer lawyers on»

We assign income - eligible clients on a rotating basis to volunteer lawyers on the Panel.

The Law Day event, which goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will allow veterans and their families an opportunity to get free legal information from volunteer lawyers on a first come, first served basis, the law school announced.

Not exact matches

On Sunday, Patricia Cross, an attorney and volunteer for the Citizens for a Greater Barrington Area Community Center, said she had not received a response to the offer after presenting it to Park District lawyers Saturday.

They weren't just protesting, either: volunteers organized cadres of lawyers at airports to represent people caught on the wrong side of what many characterized as a «Muslim ban».

A review of the Julio Pabon disclosure filing showed it spent $ 4,000 (and owes another $ 6K) on top gun election lawyer Martin Connor; $ 318 on MTA MetroCards; and $ 670 on food for his campaign staff and volunteers at local eateries (Court Deli, Giovanni's Grand Concourse, Little Caesar's Pizza, McDonald's, Mexicozina Taqueria, Parilla Latina Steakhouse, South of France, and Walton Food Service).

When environmental lawyer Samantha (Kelly Noonan) returns to her childhood home to celebrate her coal - mining father George's (Jeff Fahey) retirement, some gentle ribbing by his coworkers prods her into volunteering to work with him in the mine on his last day.

«Several years ago, I started researching common sense ways to address climate change at the local level and decided to focus on food,» says Radow, a lawyer, professor of Sustainability Action at Manhattanville College and member of the Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative, a volunteer committee created to advise the Town on environmental issues.

Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Ottawa, ON, Vancouver, BC: The Canadian Cross-Border Legal Coalition is deploying volunteer lawyers and advocates to major airports across Canada to ensure that anyone with valid documentation is not banned from travel to the United States because of the January 27th U.S. executive order.

He also has handled pro bono matters on behalf of the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program as well as the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

- HMMM - I'm worried I've messed up again relying on volunteer knowledge rather than spending # # # for lawyers... I still don't quite understand where?

He is a member of the Working Group on Lawyers & Real Estate, President of the Ontario Real Estate Lawyers Association (ORELA), and volunteer's as Manager of the fundraiser TOM * MensFashion4Hope and a VIP & Sponsor Relations Officer for Toronto Men's Fashion Week (TOM *).

While volunteer efforts won't cure this problem long term, training and utilizing currently unemployed lawyers on a volunteer basis to handle misdemeanor cases or ease the burden on lawyers forced to represent defendants at cut rates, might provide a stopgap measure to the crisis in criminal representation.

In Seattle, a group of lawyers worked with the legal software company Neota Logic to launch airportlawyer.org, a website and app to collect information on travelers in need of legal help and connect them to volunteer lawyers at a dozen major airports.

Resources for lawyers looking to volunteer their time are available at ambar.org/DisasterRelief, hosted by the ABA's Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness.

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

We created a website, ImmigrationJustice.US, as a partnership between the ABA, the Immigration Lawyers Association, and some other groups with the idea of being a one - stop place for lawyers interested in volunteering on those immigration issues, to be able to sign up as volunteers, learn more about immigration law in general, more about specifically representing clients on these particular issues related to the ExecutiveLawyers Association, and some other groups with the idea of being a one - stop place for lawyers interested in volunteering on those immigration issues, to be able to sign up as volunteers, learn more about immigration law in general, more about specifically representing clients on these particular issues related to the Executivelawyers interested in volunteering on those immigration issues, to be able to sign up as volunteers, learn more about immigration law in general, more about specifically representing clients on these particular issues related to the Executive Order.

Greg McLawsen, who's been a guest on this podcast a couple of times now, and Joshua Lenon from Clio who's been on the podcast, and some other folks also as a volunteer, Rapid Creation Effort, got together about the same time and created AirportLawyer.org, which has some slightly different functionality, but is another rapidly developed, lawyer built tool to address some of these same issues.

And there are organizations that help find volunteer lawyers to take on those clients pro bono.

millennial lawyers looking for a different way to practice, rewarding and purposeful work; senior lawyers concerned that they were only hitting the tip of the iceberg through their volunteer and pro bono work, how can they pass on their wisdom and experience

The site provides information on relief efforts and allows lawyers to volunteer legal assistance and office space.

Toronto, ON, Ottawa, ON, Winnipeg, MB, Vancouver, BC — The Canadian Cross-Border Legal Coalition («CCBLC») is deploying volunteer lawyers and advocates to major airports across Canada to monitor the implementation of the U.S. travel ban and assist affected travelers.

Pro bono is open to law students and practising lawyers who volunteer their time to advise members of the community on legal matters, who may not otherwise have access to advice.

I vote for Coffey Burlington to take the lead on providing the volunteer mentors necessary to create a legion of rich discount lawyers who will soon compete for the same clients.

But I also know I do have to do something to get new clients, so I try to get my name out there and establish myself as a lawyer and a resource by maintaining my website and blogging, listing my name on online listings, getting involved with different organizations (professional memberships (MSBA), personal memberships (Monticello Women of Today), and I do a bit of volunteering (teaching information sessions and doing law clinics for Chrysalis, and coaching high school mock trial for Spring Lake Park)-RRB-.

Justice lawyers volunteering at the centre are limited to providing pro bono legal advice on landlord and tenant matters.

Today on the blog Adam Smith, Esq., Bruce MacEwen notes that working for a volunteer group can give displaced lawyers a reason to get up in the morning as they figure out what step to take next.

When the deposition begins, the witness is probably thinking about his lawyer's advice (or if unrepresented, advice they've read on the Internet), not to volunteer any information.

During her free time, Ms. Ochoa enjoys providing pro-bono services, volunteering through the New Lawyers Committee of the Clark County Bar Association, serving as a foreclosure mediation program mediator for the State of Nevada and serving on the Member Benefits Committee of the State Bar of Nevada.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, February 4, 2017 Canadian Coalition of Lawyers and Advocates Staff Airports to Ensure Immigrants With Valid Visas Can Get to the United States Legal professionals and students are currently monitoring major airports across Canada Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Ottawa, ON, Vancouver, BC: The Canadian Cross-Border Legal Coalition is deploying volunteer -LSB-...]

The committee administers, evaluates, and markets programs and recruits volunteer lawyers for: several pro se clinics on various legal topics such as family law, small claims and collections, immigration, bankruptcy court proceedings; the annual People's Fair and Veterans» Day Stand Down events; various «call — a — lawyer» programs offered by TV or radio stations, and other such programs or events as needed.

Miles is a member of the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association, has served on various local boards, as a charter member of the Rotary Club of Wetaskiwin served as director of international service and continues to volunteer his services for various groups.

By volunteering just 20 hours a year as part of our Volunteer Lawyers Project, you can help someone overcome life's obstacles and get back on their feet.

Dan also served on ELAP's Board and as its president and firm lawyers have volunteered regularly at its clinics.

Our lawyers collaborate with local and regional legal services organizations on a host of projects, including: representing victims of domestic violence at final hearings on protective orders; staffing and operating walk - in clinics for indigent clients; handling intake of new clients for organizations; and training volunteers to handle cases in areas such as immigration, asylum, elder law, domestic violence and family law.

Chanel is well recognized for her volunteer bar activities, having served four years on the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar, and she is recognized as a Florida Legal Elite «Up and Comer.»

Ahad will discuss the new program, which is designed to connect lawyers and paralegals volunteering as a coach or advisor with licensees looking for assistance with skills development, practice management, or substantial and procedural issues on particular files.

At least that's the buzzy headline the ABA Journal put on this study, in which 200 volunteers rated the «manliness» and confidence, among other qualities, of 60 male lawyers» opening statement to the Supreme Court.

That was also the case for lawyer Tony Wong, who, in 2008 when he was still a securities regulator working for British Columbia's Securities Commission, decided he wanted to put his corporate governance skills to work on a volunteer basis.

In fact, many lawyers with jobs at firms volunteer and engage in public service on top of their long hours.

While volunteer lawyers won't eliminate the access - to - justice gap on their own, the need is still great.

LAWPRO is also a supporter of OLAP, The Ontario Lawyers Assistance Program — www.olap.ca --(formerly OBAP, the Ontario Bar Assistance Plan) which provides one - on - one ongoing volunteer peer support and professional counselling to lawyers, judges and law students who suffer from alcohol, drug or other addictions, eating disorders, stress, burnout or mental iLawyers Assistance Program — www.olap.ca --(formerly OBAP, the Ontario Bar Assistance Plan) which provides one - on - one ongoing volunteer peer support and professional counselling to lawyers, judges and law students who suffer from alcohol, drug or other addictions, eating disorders, stress, burnout or mental ilawyers, judges and law students who suffer from alcohol, drug or other addictions, eating disorders, stress, burnout or mental illness.

Ready to leave the firm to pursue volunteer opportunities to work with wildlife and in schools in South Africa, she put those dreams on hold when she saw an opportunity to bring her vision for a lawyers» dream - come - true litigation software to life.

Business and intellectual property lawyer Kathleen M. Porter was recognized for her volunteer work with the Marathon Assistance Project at the Boston Bar Association (BBA) Law Day Dinner, held on May 12, 2014.

On a dreary, rainy weekend, September 11 and 12, 30 attorneys met to be a part of the first «class» of volunteer lawyers for the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

On the very day the Order was issued, the blog of the Texas Bar (of which all lawyers admitted to the bar in Texas are obligatorily members) posted an entry announcing the Order and providing a link to a form for out - of - state lawyers to fill out in order to volunteer.

Sherrie Abney conducted a collaborative law training on behalf of the Section for staff paralegals through the Dallas Volunteer Attorneys Program, and volunteer collaborative lawyers are being solicited to provide pro bono collaborative law services to eligible clients in family law and civil disputes alike through DVAP and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas.

At the Law Day Dinner, the BBA reflected «on the critical efforts made by our volunteer lawyers in the wake of the bombing... helping Back Bay businesses get back on their feet...» Please click here to view the photo of the award recipients.

PLEA's Request a Speaker program brings a wide range of volunteer lawyers, legal professionals, government personnel and educators into organizations, classrooms, and the community to speak on a variety of law - related topics.

Provides free legal information sessions on different family law topics as well as a clinic for those who are interested in a summary legal clinic with a volunteer family lawyer.

The National Pro Bono Celebration focuses the nation's attention on the increased need for pro bono services during these challenging economic times and celebrates the outstanding work of lawyers who volunteer their services throughout the year.