Sentences with phrase «whether the lawyer thinks»

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I don't think the statue of limitations has expired as yet, so I'll see whether a lawyer in Canada wants to take my case.

As a lawyer with a background in journalism, I always think about the source of information to determine whether the source is credible and the information reliable.

When I was at the zoo last week, I asked a lawyer from the conservation society whether it might be best to think of these credits as «conservation credits,» given the persistent questions about the utility of carbon trading in limiting the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The next time rival scientists consider debunking a sloppy paper, they will think twice about whether they can afford the lawyers» fees.

We think you'll appreciate very much this Steyn summation of where the suit currently stands, although whether Mann and his lawyer will is another matter.

I again spoke to Mr. Druan about whether Groupon would have an impact upon the professionalism of lawyers, and he had some interesting thoughts on the topic:

SRLs are so firmly regarded as a waste of court time that no one has thought, as far as I know, to actually check whether they use more or less court time per matter than litigants with lawyers.

If it is accepted that potential clients have insufficient information to properly assess the quality of lawyers and paralegals (leaving them instead reliant on brand advertising, irrelevant and misleading «awards» and photographs of reassuring faces), then it follows that we should be thinking carefully about whether further information can be disclosed.

But if you were the victim in an automobile accident, you should also be thinking about whether an auto accident lawyer can help you recover money to pay your accident - related bills and compensate you for pain and suffering.

And if your lawyers think that, shouldn't you take a much harder look at whether you are accurately assessing your position in the case?

So no lawyer, whether they're a solo practitioner in a family law practice in a medium size or small city in the United States or somebody who does the most sophisticated mergers and acquisitions around the globe, no lawyer should think that their practices are unaffected by these large scale forces that are reshaping the entire economy and they ought to be looking for ways that they can use these forces or participate in these broader trends to make their practices more effective, to make the service they provide their clients better, and to make their own lives better.

But I think as you say Tom, be as it may, we want to talk about practical issues and whether these things actually make sense for lawyers.

Whether you are the party who may be paying alimony or you are thinking about requesting it, you need an experienced Jersey City divorce lawyer on your side.

The successful younger lawyer in private practice, whether in big firm or small, now must think of him or herself as an entrepreneur.

In all the excitement, nobody thought to ask whether lawyers really ought to be starting blogs.

«On my return, scribbles were transferred to proposal document (I am a lawyer after all) and practical thinking about whether we could make Lawyers On Demand a reality as a side project began.

>> «It would be interesting, I think, to do a proper survey of lawyers to find out whether and what legal books they actually read cover to cover.»

(It would be interesting, I think, to do a proper survey of lawyers to find out whether and what legal books they actually read cover to cover.)

Part of a good lawyer's job is to help you identify when you should really think about settlement, whether you like it or not.

Upon reading Eugene Volokh's thoughts on whether New York's proposed advertising rules will make blogging too burdensome for lawyers, the anonymous editor at Blawg Review is prompted to ask, «Where's Ben Cowgill?»

I just think that for a number of reasons, florid, complex writing strewn with legalese does a poor job of communicating, whether the reader is a lawyer, judge, or layperson (like a client).

No doubt most lawyers have given some thought to the horrifyingly bad trailer that has resulted in several deaths and a lot of demonstrations, as well as the confusing dispatches from everyone about whether people ought to be allowed to post this sort of thing to YouTube.

Everything was in a Google sheet and it was a nightmare and that made a big difference, just switching from dumping all of our data input into a CRM which, if people are using some format, that I definitely encourage them to check out anything whether or not it's Lexicata, which I think is geared toward lawyers.

Gyi Tsakalakis: I mean I think that there are a lot of lawyers that are working on solving these kind of problems, whether it's writing apps and AI and chatbots and things that do a lot of that stuff.

For a lot of lawyers, that's not the right audience for them to be in front of, but I think that those same lawyers are going to be very hard - pressed to argue that the people that are looking for them, whether it's by a mutual connection, or offline, word of mouth stuff, that they're not looking for something.

I thought the fact that there is kind of a pending issue in our state about what it means to be a lawyer, to practice law, whether full time practice is what's required for you to consider yourself practicing law, and it's pretty clear to me, and I think to most of the people engaged in the bar association in Minnesota that where our society is headed probably means that arbitrary numerical thresholds of how many hours you bill or work is probably the wrong way to think about whether people are professionally lawyers or not.

Jordan Furlong: I think it's absolutely right and I think the willingness you spoke of, that's the on / off switch right there, for whether a lawyer is going to be, whether a lawyer's going to pursue this or not.

Whether you're thinking about suing or you have been sued, you should consult with an experienced Nebraska personal injury lawyer to learn about your options.

For any lawyer thinking of getting into blogging or wondering whether to continue, the final words of each of these bloggers are worth a read.

If you're thinking about investing in paid lawyer listings and directories, you should ask about whether the listing will include a link back to your website and how your listing will appear in the directory.

Many clients are suspicious of the legal system before they hire a lawyer; it is important to think about whether a social networking site is going to interfere with a lawyer's attempts to earn a client's trust.

Did you ever hear about the case of the lawyer and judge who went to court over the issue of whether the lawyer could run an ad claiming that the judge thought he was a great lawyer?

These days, the thinking goes, appellate lawyers looking for Supreme Court experience try to take worthy cases to the Court regardless of whether anyone can pay the bill.

For lawyer purposes, I am still debating whether I think the new iPhone is worth the upgrade price.

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Regardless of where you stand on the question of whether there should be criminal prosecution in these cases (you can read my thoughts on this here), any Maryland accident lawyer will tell you that this question is of little consequence to the family's wrongful death lawsuit because there is little difference to the accident case whether the conviction is for vehicular manslaughter or for the ticket that this P.G. County police officer did receive in this case (assuming the ticket is involves something beyond speeding).

Then you can present that to your client and you feel confident that's the right number, they feel confident because of the reasons we had just talked about and I think you'll find that a lot of lawyers will get over that hurdle is whatever system or tools you have, whether it's an Excel file, whether it's your billing system, figure out a wan na to lay out all your tasks, assign your rate to it, and then track in real time, so you can really tell, «Does it really take me two hours to do this task, I always thought it did», but as it turns out it usually takes me three.

But this article by Mark Hamblett, «Judge: Evidence Shows Government Influenced KPMG's Defense Fees Policy,» got me to thinking whether, as lawyers, we should choose companies based on the vigor with which they protect the rights of their customers or employees.

The more important question, I think, is whether a lawyer with these sort of extremist views ought to disclose those views to a potential client.

Aaron Street: All that said about whether you should up - charge or not and how Aaron feels about it, the freelance lawyer movement, if you want to call it a movement, this new business model, is really cool innovation in the practice and one that I think provides lots of opportunities for solo and small firms to do more than they would otherwise be able to do, and I think that's great.

I think they apply whether we're talking about individuals who definitely are under - served by lawyers today, but I think it goes all the way up to the largest clients, too, where there are large corporates that have all these legal needs that aren't being met because it's just not either packaged or priced in a way that works for them to get these problems solved.

«I think it signals the willingness of the court to look behind the facade of state - action doctrine to determine whether there is real anticompetitive activity benefiting the members» of the regulated group, whether that group happens to be dentists or lawyers, says Rhode, who also signed the LegalZoom amicus brief.

Basically, we've created a qualitative self - assessment for all small firm lawyers in the country to benchmark their law firm's across a scale to determine whether you're building a practice that will be successful and sustainable for the next 10 years, and we have questions about your finances, and your marketing, and your technology, and your HR practices et cetera, all to figure out whether your building what we think of as a successful firm.

Frankly, whether they know their clients are happy or not I think every lawyer should develop a checklist for use at the beginning of each matter they work on.

If you are thinking about obtaining a Views of the Child report please contact one of the family and divorce lawyers at Henderson Heinrichs LLP to discuss the options and whether it is appropriate for your situation.

That some lawyers and law professors have decried «totalitarian thought control» in objection to this minimal exercise only underscores the basis of my own practice: oppressed communities, whether apparently protected by human rights statutes or not, remain oppressed.

Whether you're a parent who's just thinking about divorce or you're already working with a Mississauga divorce lawyer, you're likely wondering, «How much is child support going to be?»

Natalie: [28:31] I think it would be a great tool for a family lawyer to use to see whether or not they should be helping somebody who's come to their door.

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If you think you have a personal injury case, think about hiring a lawyer who can work on your behalf to help you receive a fair settlement, regardless of whether or not your case goes to trial.