Sentences with phrase «whether lawyers who»

This CBA opinion has rekindled the debate regarding whether lawyers who engage in Collaborative Practice are violating state ethical rules.

We don't know whether the lawyers who worked in the PMO during the Duffy debacle — Nigel Wright and Benjamin Perrin — engaged in unlawful or unethical conduct.

One interesting question the survey asks each year is whether lawyers who have blogs have ever had a client retain them directly or via referral as a result of their legal blogging.

Recommendation 10: Because cloud computing is an emerging technology, the Law Society should ascertain whether any lawyers who use cloud computing are willing to have the Trust Assurance Department determine whether their system meets the present requirements, and the investigators determine whether the system meets the requirement for a 4 - 43 investigation.

It may not be clear whether a lawyer who cashes a client check for $ 1,000 should be disbarred.

The committee sensibly concluded that if the replacement counsel — whether a lawyer who has departed the firm or a lawyer without any previous affiliation with the firm — has delivered a «letter of protection» to the client's prior firm promising to safeguard the prior firm's interest in the fee generated in the case from any settlement or verdict, the prior firm is obligated to transfer the file to the lawyer.

Under Rule 1.05, the issue in each case is whether a lawyer who sent an email containing confidential information knowingly revealed confidential information to a person who was not authorized to receive the information.

Not exact matches

Judge Michelle T. Friedland, who was appointed by President Barack Obama and was one of three judges from the Ninth Circuit presiding over the immigration - ban case, asked Flentje, the DOJ lawyer, whether the government had any evidence connecting the seven nations targeted by the order to terrorism.

John Dowd, who resigned as President Trump's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, broke with Mr. Trump over whether the president should agree to be questioned in the inquiry, a person briefed on the matter said.

On Friday, federal Judge Kimba Wood, who is presiding over Cohen's lawsuit, told Cohen's lawyers that she wanted a list of Cohen's clients to make a decision on whether to stop the FBI from reviewing the seized materials.

Maybe justice and the good society are brought about precisely by lawyers and judges sending the jury out of the courtroom while they decide whether to admit the testimony of an old black woman who has been listening in on the whole trial of her son.

One can always debate whether the punishment fits the crime but a BBC press account quotes a lawyer who laid the blame on

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, a Democrat from Rockland County, asked members of the industry a series of questions about possible regulations, including whether an age limit of 18 or 21 was appropriate (18, a FanDuel lawyer replied), whether information about problem gambling was made available (yes, through an outside link, Schiller said), whether there are prohibitions on employees of sporting teams who might have inside knowledge playing (no, because their knowledge would be a statistically insignificant advantage, the companies said) and whether players were limited in their number of entries they could make in a given day.

That is to put to rest any speculation as to whether he qualifies or not from the standpoint of the law,» Ugwummadu, who is also a lawyer, said.

· All public officials who personally provide services whether they work individually or as a member or employee of a business or firm, such as lawyers and real estate brokers, and receives compensation from a client / customer in excess of $ 5,000 must disclose the name of the client / customer, the services rendered, the amount of compensation and whether the services were related to governmental action.

Lawyers clashed in a Manhattan courtroom over whether a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who has accused Trump of unwanted sexual advances should be allowed to proceed in state Supreme Court.

In fact, Rattner was also being advised by his lawyers to make himself a lower - profile target for federal and state investigators who were probing whether he had paid off a middleman to win a lucrative contract from New York's pension system while he worked on Wall Street, a government source said Wednesday.

Attorney Joseph LaTona, who represents Maziarz, told WBFO in October 2017 that Board of Elections lawyers were questioning whether the deeds his client was accused of committing were criminal in nature.

State Senator Roy McDonald, a Republican who voted for New York's landmark same - sex marriage law last year, needs to make up 106 votes as the lawyers here shift through Saratoga County's share of roughly 1,000 absentee ballots that will determine whether he has survived a primary challenge from Kathy Marchione, the county's clerk.

Leibell, R - Carmel — who pleaded guilty in December to obstructing a federal grand jury that was investigating whether he extorted cash payments from lawyers working in Putnam County and failed to report on his income tax returns tens of thousands of dollars in cash payments he received from those lawyers — was to be sentenced in federal court in White Plains this coming Monday.

Subsequently, in late May and early June, Peter Pope, a top lawyer for the governor, asked Mr. Dopp whether the matter of Mr. Bruno's use of state aircraft should be referred to the state inspector general, or even to federal prosecutors, who were investigating Mr. Bruno's outside business dealings.

«The waiver is supposed to be a process for candidates who have some of the criteria but fall short on maybe one,» said Barron, who plans to hold a meeting with lawyers Monday to decide whether to file a temporary restraining order preventing Black from taking office as well as additional legal action.

Jay Sekulow is the only personal lawyer for President Trump who is working full time on the special counsel's investigation as Mr. Trump faces a significant decision: whether to sit for an interview.

Mr. Silver's lawyers point out that when Dr. Taub, who testified for the government under a nonprosecution agreement, was asked whether he had an explicit agreement to exchange referrals for grants, he responded, «I did not.»

That leaves the president with just one personal lawyer who is working full time on the special counsel's investigation as Mr. Trump is facing one of the most significant decisions related to it: whether to sit for an interview.

Elana Luber, 35, a lawyer in the Los Angeles area, is generally in favor of background checks, saying: «Who wouldn't want to have people screened for something so basic as whether or not they're a criminal?»

Whether you are looking for successful and wealthy doctors, lawyers, business investors, CEOs, super models, famous person and beauty queens, it's so simple and easy to find the right dating site, create a nice profile and contact with thousands of millionaire singles who are looking for millionaire dating opportunities and a long lasting relationship.

Anderson's obsession with hermetic structures mirrors that of his characters, who carefully contain themselves within constructed worlds, whether it's the sprawling labyrinth of a home inhabited by Suzy's lawyer parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) or the frontier stockade that serves as the headquarters of the Khaki Scouts of North America.

The justices have agreed to consider whether parents who are not lawyers have a right to represent themselves, or their child, in federal court in disputes with school districts over the child's educational placement.

«You need to stay and listen,» Baxter told one lawyer who asked whether he and his client needed to stay in the courtroom.

Whether you're dealing with the toddler «little lawyer» who doesn't miss a trick, or the high schooler looking towards dual enrollment, middle - age however you define it, or gifted elders, the Ages and Stages of giftedness are never boring.

Generally, it's not a good idea to ever share passwords, whether that's with a family member or a third - party website, says Brian Bowman, a Winnipeg - based business lawyer who specializes in privacy and social media issues.

When you are in a bad spot while traveling anywhere, you have access to this hotline any time to be connected with someone who can find you the services you need, whether this is a lawyer, medical assistance, or anything else.

Attorneys Justin Leto and Larry Bassuk launched Level Insurance last month and it's too early to say whether the product is a success but they hope to carve out a niche in competition with existing lenders who finance plaintiff lawyers with high - interest loans, often secured by personal property.

Moreover, why should a lawyer pay $ 1,000 to be included in a site that's likely to attract those clients who, quite frankly, have already been rejected as undesirable by other lawyers or who are intent on bringing a suit whether it's meritorious or not?

«All I heard was people asking whether anyone had heard anything,» said Paul D. Moore, a lawyer who helped circulate the letter of support.

In her words, «One must question whether members of the Bar, who occupy positions of special trust and confidence, should chafe too strongly against rules designed to ensure that the line between lawyers and others trading on their own account does not become blurred» (para. 88).

While the LSUC has undertaken numerous efforts to boost the number of available articling positions, the default logic remains primarily market - based in the sense that private lawyers who are eligible to serve as principals (and it is private lawyers who make up the vast bulk of principals) are entitled to decide for themselves, on the basis of their own private economic calculations, whether to devote any of their money, time and other practise resources to experiential training.

I wonder, for example, whether the lawyers at the prestigious law firm of Womble Carlye — who publish an excellent construction law blog on Blogger — even realize that among their next door neighbors in cyberspace during a recent 10 - minute span last night were blogs discussing frog dissection, rap music, and racy fashions.

In other words, clients, prospects and other individuals who interact with your firm will be plugging your firm's name (and the names of its individual attorneys) into Google, and whether they find positive or negative references will play a major role in how they perceive your firm and its lawyers.

Technology experts and lawyers who specialize in this area say it is an issue that needs to be top of mind for all businesses whether they are relatively small or are publicly traded and have operations outside of Canada.

«All of the lawyers who executed their mandates, whether from the firms of Davies Wards, Davies Howe, or Paliare Roland, had the experience needed to accomplish their mandate,» wrote Sansfaçon.

«We have trained a very bright generation of women and minority lawyers who have gone to our corporate clients and who now decide whether to hire us,» Mr. Hanlon said.

Whether you're looking to hire a lawyer, or a member of the media needing a quote in a niche subject area, finding a lawyer who can backup their claim of expertise is important.

Most lawyers do not know who hosts their email, let alone whether a data escrow account is properly configured.

Whether a judge may add lawyers who may appear before the judge as «connections» on the professional networking site, Linked In, or permit such lawyers to add the judge as their «connection» on that site?

This will provide Canadian clients who use patent and trademark agents, whether or not also lawyers, more secure protection of their confidential communications.

A question much debated by others who have posted comments at the ABA Journal site and elsewhere is whether Ellen and her oft - mentioned boyfriend are real people and actual lawyers.

A lawyer who sues his or her client for another client has a duty of disclosure in that regard whether or not a deemed conflict exists.

Over at Idealawg, Stephanie West Allen plays host to a robust debate over whether Generation Y lawyers — or «millennials,» lawyers under 30 — who seek work / life balance to the exclusion of focusing on client needs are unrealistic slackers or serious professionals with different priorities than previous generations.