Sentences with phrase «whether their lawyers conduct»

Every time I have the opportunity, I ask in - house counsel about whether their lawyers conduct formal or informal satisfaction meetings.

Not exact matches

His lawyers believe some issues in the case involve conduct between April and December of 2014 — when Percoco left government to work on Cuomo's campaign before returning — and whether his eventual return was widely anticipated and he continued to exercise power.

Nonetheless, any lawyer — whether employer or employee — assessing proposed compensation must conduct an honest cost - benefits analysis to determine whether it's worth working at a particular firm, large or small.

The lawyers at Roulston Criminal Defence will assess whether these searches were conducted in violation of your constitutional rights; resulting evidence may be inadmissible in your trial.

A lawyer experienced in products liability law will know how to conduct a thorough investigation of the facts and determine whether the product that caused your injuries was defective and foreseeably dangerous.

«Let me make it clear from the outset that this appeal is not about whether the conduct engaged [in] by Mr. Manila was disgraceful and unacceptable,» Manilla's lawyer, Phil Downes told a five - bencher appeal panel this morning.

Disruptive Behaviour of SnailsDisruptive behaviour is any conduct of a snail that reasonably causes a lawyer to lose concentration, his temper, or causes frustration, irrespective of whether the frustration was uncalled for or otherwise, while that snail is guilty of s. 4 of this act.

In order partly to address this lacuna, we determined to conduct a survey of practitioners in our institution's most immediate legal market, the Philadelphia bar, to see whether, and how much, the lawyers in our immediate vicinity actually encounter foreign and international legal issues.

In addition, a trucking accident lawyer will look into the condition of the truck at the time of the accident, and whether adequate maintenance checks were conducted and repairs made if necessary.

In other words, there is joint and several liability for claims, regardless of whether the claim flows from negligence or from an excluded act (see below regarding lawyer conduct).

Some might say no, however, many lawyers are beginning to recognize that whether it is ordering a car, a new pair of shoes, lunch for the office, or communicating with friends and loved ones, much of the communication and business we conduct in our personal lives -LSB-...]

Aside from questions about whether a lawyer is permitted by the lawyers professional conduct rules repeatedly to send collections letters regarding states where the lawyer is not licensed to practice law, such letters are harder to take seriously when the collections lawyer is going to have to arrange for another lawyer barred in the particular state to file any collections lawsuit.

A truck accident lawyer can examine whether or not the trucking company was conducting adequate drug and alcohol screening and random testing, and whether the driver was intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance at the time of the accident.

According to a survey of the youngest cohort of lawyers conducted by Above the Law and Major, Lindsey & Africa, young associates regard firm culture and work - life balance as the most important variables in the decision of whether to accept a potential employer's offer, while «compensation» and «prestige» were less important.

So instead of helping a client to decide whether to go forward with their case, and if so to set up a traditional retainer arrangement, SRL coaching is conducted on the assumption that the job of the lawyer - coach is to equip the client to take the next steps themselves.

The question is whether her conduct and credibility as a lawyer impinges upon her credibility as a legal commentator — suspect in my book for some time.

Thus, ER for Lawyers does not advise attorneys regarding the use or legal effect of the research, recommend a specific course of action to follow or express an opinion on whether a lawyer's described or alleged conduct constitutes a violation of a state's rules of professional conduct.

Lawyers themselves should also ensure compliance with ethical obligations regarding due diligence evaluations that should be conducted prior to sending out any such letters (whether improperly threatening or not).

From the point of view of this class — a class I'll just call «lawyers» — it's too clear for argument that (i) law has things to do so that some instrumentalist theory has to be adopted; (ii) few things are simple, so that no single theory will work in every case, whether it's «wealth maximization», «corrective justice», «contract as promise», compensation or deterrence; and (iii) the demands of practice, the solicitor's need to create relations which will be projected into the (uncertain) future and to control the risks his or her client faces, the barrister's need to conduct litigation at a price the parties can afford and in the context of the adversary system, powerfully limit the consideration that a lawyer can give to theory.

During the deposition, Danner, the plaintiffs lawyer, began asking the co-defendant intrusive and irrelevant questions, such as whether he had engaged in homosexual conduct.

While there are general notification obligations under the regulatory regime and rules of professional conduct for lawyers, some query whether an unintended consequence of the new FCA / PRA regulatory regime (which provides that protections should apply to all whistleblowers) will be a concern for firms over the sanctity of their discussions with their legal counsel.

Fifty - three percent of lawyers say they have not used cloud computing and 10 percent do not know whether they have or not, according to the survey, which the LTRC conducts annually.

As a consequence, the current position is that the fees of foreign lawyers are no longer recoverable in proceedings conducted in the BVI, regardless of whether the foreign lawyer's activities were «reasonable and necessary» for a foreign lawyer to carry out in relation to the BVI case.

An experienced lawyer can conduct an investigation and help you understand whether medical malpractice may have been the cause of your wife's death.

Whether in response to a regulatory inquiry or on their own initiative, corporations, boards of directors, audit committees and special board committees engage our lawyers to conduct sensitive internal investigations.

That means your lawyer needs to conduct intensive investigation before determining who is responsible and whether there is a legal basis for a lawsuit.

Whether or not engaging in the practice of law, lawyers should conduct themselves honorably.

The franchise lawyer will need to assess the conduct of all parties to the franchise dispute and give the franchisee full and frank advice about all the factors that will come into play when assessing who is right and who is wrong, whether the franchisee may be entitled to get out of the franchise agreement, and if so, under what conditions.

On appeal, his lawyers argued that the judge had conducted a «trial within a trial» as to whether Perry would be able to carry out the tasks listed under the scheme, such as grass - cutting, normal household repairs or car maintenance, which determined whether someone should receive the extra compensation.

Rather, the benchers in convocation considered whether lawyers had misconducted themselves applying their collective view of what was proper professional conduct.

When it seems like there was improper conduct against your loved one, speaking with a personal injury lawyer in Illinois who handles nursing home cases may help you understand what events transpired and whether your family has a valid claim for help.

A successful candidate, whether or not an incumbent, is subject to judicial discipline for his or her campaign conduct; an unsuccessful candidate who is a lawyer is subject to lawyer discipline for his or her campaign conduct.

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.

Before accepting a retainer or during a retainer, if a lawyer has suspicions or doubts about whether he or she might be assisting a client in dishonesty, fraud, crime or illegal conduct, the lawyer should make reasonable inquiries to obtain information about the client and about the subject matter and objectives of the retainer, including verifying who are the legal or beneficial owners of property and business entities, verifying who has the control of business entities, and clarifying the nature and purpose of a complex or unusual transaction where the purpose is not clear.

«I'm not aware of a client ever being able to conduct the first review of whether a lawyer's files are privileged.

I like how you said that by hiring a lawyer, I have someone who will conduct an investigation, learn whether the court files are complete and if the right laws were used in my case.