Sentences with phrase «when young attorney»

When young attorneys join a new firm fresh out of law school, they're eager to start putting their hard - earned legal knowledge to use, but the realities of legal work can make them prone to early mistakes that could put their careers in jeopardy, attorneys say.

Not exact matches

A fifth accuser, Beverly Young Nelson, came forward in a press conference on Monday to accuse Moore of sexually assaulting her in his car when she was a 16 - year - old waitress and he was the district attorney of Alabama's Etowah County.

They were both young attorneys at a Chicago law firm when Barack started pestering Michelle to go out with him.

Robleto has known him since 1978, when Ito, then a young attorney, was asked to help police gather evidence in a gang member witness intimidation case.

When Harold Gray, the conscientious - objector son of Philip Gray, an attorney for the Ford Motor Company, was transferred from Leavenworth to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, Morrison got Judge Henry of Cleveland to intercede with Newton Baker, formerly of Cleveland but then secretary of war, in the young man's behalf.

The threat of a lawsuit from 10 conservative state attorneys general has led to reports that President Donald Trump plans on ending or at least modifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, a program that protects children of undocumented immigrants who were brought into this country when they were too young to have a say.

As to what led to the punch, you seem to be quoting her statement to the police... which, by the way is full of inconsistencies and is contradicted by what was shown on the video (which her attorney tried to have suppressed)-- for instance, she says that she and a girlfriend entered the bar and were standing around smoking when Mixon and some of his friends approached her (clearly not so on the video)... Also, apparently the young lady was rather drunk and, according to Mixon, called him a Ni ** er and spit on him... and she has a pretty substantial rap sheet.

Mangano and Singh began their «real, deep friendship» when Mangano was still a young attorney with a Bethpage printing business and Singh owned a Bethpage lunch spot called «No Bananas,» Keating said.

In the political realm, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has struggled over the last week to convincingly refute allegations that he sexually assaulted teenage girls as young as 14 when he was a district attorney in his 30s.

Meng, an attorney of Chinese descent, had run against Young in 2006 but bowed out of the race when Young challenged her residency.

In the indictment issued by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, the younger Skelos threatened to «bash in» in the head of a supervisor when he was criticized for not coming to work.

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Mr. Younger, the recent Colgate graduate hired by the agency in June, had summer jobs in Mr. Cuomo's office in 2011, as well as in 2010, when Mr. Cuomo was attorney general.

«I am extremely disappointed and can see no logic in law or reason why the U.S. Attorney's office would not proceed with a grand jury in the case of an unarmed young man killed in the bathroom of his own house when there was absolutely no threat to officers,» Sharpton said in a statement.

When Palmer the Elder's chosen attorney (a skittish Dax Shepard) steps down to nerves (he vomits before the preliminary hearing), it's only natural that Palmer the Younger steps in as his attorney.

Based on one of the early cases taken up by future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall when he was working for the NAACP, the film proceeds without much subtlety, though with a filigree of witty dialogue and Chadwick Boseman's panache as the wry, natty young attorney.

When Louis gets into trouble, he orders Gigli to kidnap a district attorney's mentally retarded younger brother, Brian (Justin Bartha), as a kind of bargaining chip.

When Aaron Eckhart was cast in the Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight as Gotham's young District Attorney Harvey Dent, the internet began to wonder if he would transform into the villainous Two - Face.

Serious Moonlight (R for profanity and threatening behavior) Battle - of - the - sexes comedy about a high - powered attorney (Meg Ryan) who duct tapes her adulterous husband (Timothy Hutton) to the toilet to prevent him from leaving her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell) only to have further complications ensue when their home is invaded by burglars.

The service - based school's governing board — a blend of well - known New Orleans philanthropists and young attorneys — was already aware of the performance challenges it faces when the school year started.

As I dug deeper I was struck by the sense of outrage and loss this painting aroused in so many people: The family of Lea Bondi, determined to reclaim the stolen portrait she had failed to recover in her lifetime; the Manhattan District Attorney who sent shock waves through the international art world and enraged many of New York's most prominent cultural organizations when he issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation following the surprise resurfacing of Portrait of Wally; the New York art dealer who tipped off a reporter about the painting during the opening of the Schiele exhibition at MoMA; the Senior Special Agent at the Department of Homeland Security who vowed not to retire until the fight was over; the art theft investigator who unearthed the post-war subterfuge and confusion that ultimately landed the painting in the hands of a young, obsessed Schiele collector; the museum official who testified before Congress that the seizure of Portrait of Wally could have a crippling effect on the ability of American museums to borrow works of art; the Assistant United States Attorney who took the case to the eve of trial; and the legendary Schiele collector who bartered for Portrait of Wally in the early 1950s and fought to the end of his life to bring it home to Vienna.

In 1999, when Rudy Giuliani was Mayor of New York, (Giuliani started his political career as Associate Attorney General under President Reagan, infamous for his ignorance and inaction during the AIDS epidemic, and his en masse firing of union air traffic controllers on strike in 1981) Giuliani sued the Brooklyn Museum for opening the much - hyped exhibit Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, which included the work of then - emerging British artists such as Chris Ofili and Damien Hirst.

I'm a young attorney and very tech friendly, but I get just annoyed as anyone else when the person I'm socializing with is more interested in sending tweets than actively engaging in conversation.

That approach to legal reasoning is a classic rookie mistake that gets a lot of young associate attorneys doing legal research into trouble by overstating the confidence that they should have in their conclusions when there is no case right on point addressing a situation.

Young attorneys need to carefully consider the source and content of advice when making a critical decision.

Experienced attorneys frequently resort to intimidation when dealing with a young attorney.

The story begins like something out of an old Hollywood movie: a young attorney working at a small firm who just wants to carve out a nice little uncontroversiall practice for himself so he can make a decent living and provide for his family basically has this case thrust upon him when he isn't looking.

When her former firm, Pennie & Edmonds, closed its doors in 2003, the young intellectual property attorney decided it was time to launch her own firm (The Prinz Law Office in Los Gatos).

When young people face the lifelong consequences of a charge of date rape or another sex crime after a night of overindulgence or a temporary lapse in judgment, our attorneys will work hard to ensure that their rights are protected and that their future is not destroyed.

You young legal bucks out there may not believe it, but there was a time when attorneys weren't allowed to advertise their services because it was considered «unethical,» crass, and beneath the dignity of the profession.

Sure, mandatory retirement invokes all kinds of meaty questions, such as: How much respect and dignity do older lawyers deserve, particularly when or if such deference adversely impacts law firm profits or interferes with the advancement of a younger crop of attorneys, eager for their turn to take the reigns?

Elefant fears she sounds too much like the young John Roberts when she says, «I'm all in favor of attorneys — male or female — who choose to forego their careers short term to stay home with children so long as they're aware of middle - of - the - road options for balancing law and family.»

When necessary, a skilled attorney protecting the rights of a parent regarding his or her young child is one of the best investments one can make.

So it annoys me when I see articles like this one: «Why many young attorneys are choosing Legal Aid».

As a Boston child injury lawyer (and father of two young children), Attorney Christopher Earley understand the challenges faced by parents when their child has been injured due to negligence.

When it comes to large law firm practice, attorneys Debra Miller, James Fisher, Chuck Baldwin, Beth Young, and Jeff Hokanson have all been there and done that.

Yet these errors can be toughest to spot, especially when juggling all of the other burdens placed on young attorneys.

These experiences by young attorneys are not necessarily the norm, but are reflective of a changing attitude in developing a better - rounded Associate that will be more prepared for «rainmaking» responsibility when the time comes.

But most of my clients when I was a defense attorney were young kids who got in trouble because they made a stupid mistake (or multiple stupid mistakes).

When it comes to introducing technology into law firms, the younger generations of attorneys are a gateway to bring these new tools to a profession hesitant to change.

How do law firms attract, integrate and motivate younger lawyers, especially when the mindsets of baby - boomer attorneys often clash with the expectations of millennials?

«The need for skilled, committed mentors to reach these young people is vital, especially when so many factors conspire to undermine their sense of security and self - worth,» said Alan R. Hanson, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, at the 2018 National Mentoring Summit.