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Strauss-Kahn Discussed Settling Suit, His Lawyers Say
One of the lawyers, William Taylor III, hopes to sign an agreement to end the lawsuit in a few days, his spokeswoman Marina Ein said today in an e-mail. The two sides have “discussed a resolution but there has been no settlement,” Taylor and Amit Mehta ...
(Dec 1, 2012, Businessweek)
Jordan Davis Lawyer: 'It's Not About Race'
Following the shooting of Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old black teen, by Michael Dunn, a white man, in Florida, the attorney for the slain young man's family says this case is not about race. Instead, according to MSNBC, lawyer John Phillips said it's ...
(Dec 1, 2012, The Root)
South Africa rights lawyer Arthur Chaskalson, who defended Mandela at trial ...

U.S. demands Iran release hunger-striking human rights lawyer

South Africa Rights Lawyer, Judge Chaskalson Dies

Lawyer: Qatari poet to appeal life sentence

Aussie lawyer to probe Armstrong

NYC nanny Yoselyn Ortega's lawyer calls her 'profoundly, medically impaired'

Lawyer trouble?
William Shakespeare and Will Rogers had very little good to say about lawyers, and had they lived to see what goes on in Hudson County these days, they might even have lowered their opinion. Any dog that wasn't able to learn how to catch a fire truck ...
(Dec 2, 2012, The Hudson Reporter)
Panic Street Lawyer: Beards, hats, badges, incidents
20121202wap-LincolnDay-Lewis_150 Carol, Jeanne, Dale, and I went to see the motion picture “Lincoln” at a Pittsburgh theater two weekends ago. Early on, we secured our usual upper section, first row center seats. Just as the previews were about to ...
(Dec 2, 2012, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Saeed Malekpour: Lawyer says Canadian's death sentence suspended in Iran

Murder suspect's lawyer claims former Sussex County Boy Scout leader had ... - The Star-Ledger

Upstate NY lawyer convicted of bank fraud scheme
U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian says a jury found 49-year-old Albany lawyer Michael Bouchard guilty of conspiracy, making a false statement, and two counts of bank fraud. He says Bouchard submitted false documents to mortgage lenders his firm ...
(Dec 2, 2012, Wall Street Journal)
Rivalry Grows Among No-Frill Legal Services
LegalZoom's suit accuses Rocket Lawyer of false advertising by labeling some of its offerings as "free" when users must pay state filing fees or subscribe to a plan to access the services. It also alleges trademark infringement related to Rocket Lawyer ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Wall Street Journal)
Personal injury lawyers rob Democrats of broader support
Should Texas Republicans create a broader message on immigration reform in order to more effectively engage the demographic rise of Hispanic Texans? Certainly. But do changing demographics in Texas assure that Democrats are on the verge of ...
(Dec 3, 2012, San Antonio Express)
Adelaide defence lawyer Nick Vadasz berated by Supreme Court judge
Justice Richard White this morning called on criminal defence lawyer Nick Vadasz to explain why his actions should not be referred to the state's Legal Practitioners Conduct Board. Mr Vadasz's previous clients include Garry Newman, the internet ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Herald Sun)
Lawyer requests trial without jury in Bibb capital case

Arthur Chaskalson | Civil rights lawyer, 81

Lawyer accuses Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes' office of manipulating witnesses ...
Lawyer accuses Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes' office of manipulating witnesses ...
(Dec 3, 2012, New York Post)
Iran MPs to look into case of hunger-striking lawyer - report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian legislators are to visit Tehran's Evin prison and look into the case of an imprisoned lawyer on hunger strike there amid concerns over her deteriorating condition, Iranian media reported on Sunday. Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Chicago Tribune)
Oscar Smukler, lawyer and former School Board president
Oscar Smukler, a longtime lawyer and former major educational leader in Buffalo, died Sunday in his Buffalo home after a short illness. He was 88. Besides conducting a vigorous legal practice. Mr. Smukler taught in local colleges for 38 years, was a ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Buffalo News)
Glendale lawyer reprimanded for professional misconduct
Acting on a 2010 complaint by the Office of Lawyer Regulation, a referee found that Vladimir Gorokhovsky committed eight violations in the course of filing a sentence modificaton motion which his client neither sought nor approved, without even ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog))
How Working As A Stock Girl At Nordstrom Prepared Me For Being A Lawyer
This is a guest post by Wendy S. Goffe, a trusts and estates lawyer with Stoel Rives in Seattle. You can follow her on Twitter. The holiday shopping frenzy brings back memories of my days in retail. I began working at Nordstrom, in 1980, a week before ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Forbes)
US top court rejects appeal of Kentucky fen-phen lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal by a Kentucky lawyer accused of cheating clients out of millions of dollars paid in a settlement over the diet drug combination fen-phen. The high court, without ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Chicago Tribune)
Lawyer Says Trader Did Not Manipulate Market

Successful Durham appeal unlikely, outside lawyers say
Durham received a 50-year sentence and Cochran a 25-year sentence from Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson for defrauding Ohio investors of $250 million. Snow was sentenced to 10 years. Snow's lawyer, Jeffrey Baldwin, couldn't't be reached Monday morning ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Indianapolis Business Journal)
Former Port Authority lawyer, company ordered to pay $700000+ in long running ...

Charges dropped against lawyer who brought gun to theater

Star witness snaps at lawyer in Mattapan retrial
Mattapan Massacre sole survivor Marcus Hurd is growing testy on the witness stand today, as the lawyer for accused gunman Dwayne Moore hammers him on his varied accounts of the 2010 slaughter. “Do you expect me to remember everything? Do you ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Boston Herald)
Latinos on the Rise: Rafael Castellanos, Lawyer Taught by Obama Hopes to ...
Latinos on the Rise: Rafael Castellanos, Lawyer Taught by Obama Hopes to ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Fox News)
Supreme Court lawyer looks for nice way to tell justices 'I told you so' in ...
Supreme Court lawyer looks for nice way to tell justices 'I told you so' in ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Washington Post)
Lawyer of the Month: November Reader Poll

Lawyer: Trader did not manipulate T-bonds on CME

Ex-Greenberg Traurig Lawyer Files $200 Million Bias Suit

Lawyer of the Day: An Allegedly Loose-Lipped Cravath Associate

Ex-lawyer gets probation, community service after pleading guilty to lesser ...
Ex-lawyer gets probation, community service after pleading guilty to lesser ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Quincy Herald Whig)
Lawyer calls for mistrial in hearing on proposed Catonsville medical complex
The lawyer for a community association trying to stop a medical office complex from being built in Catonsville called for a mistrial Monday in a Baltimore County hearing on the project, saying his clients should be allowed to inspect records sought by ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Baltimore Sun)
Lawyer Warned Off Foreign Media
An activist lawyer is told to keep quiet after publicly challenging China's labor camp system. AFP. A policeman stops a group of petitioners from demonstrating outside a hospital in Beijing, May 7, 2012. Authorities in the eastern province of Zhejiang ...
(Dec 3, 2012, Radio Free Asia)
Gretna lawyer pleads guilty in office masturbation case

Harris lawyer: Logan Co. sympathies preclude fair trial
LINCOLN — The sympathies Logan County residents still hold for a Beason family slain three years ago in their Beason home make it impossible for one of the men accused of their deaths to obtain a fair trial, according to a motion filed Monday by his ...
(Dec 4, 2012, Bloomington Pantagraph)
Ewing axe murder suspect still has no lawyer
TRENTON — Monday morning's hearing for the woman charged with chopping her mother to death with a pick-axe on Halloween was postponed because she still hasn't spoken to a defense lawyer. Sharon Wallace, whose daughter allegedly axed her to ...
(Dec 4, 2012, The Trentonian)
Lawyer releases photo of bloodied George Zimmerman
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and says the shooting was self-defense under the Florida's “stand your ground” law. The murder trial for Zimmerman is set for June. Lawyers from the Martin family have yet to comment on the latest photo. Comment ...
(Dec 4, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle (blog))
Zimmerman's lawyers release bloody nose photo

Manning lawyer: Military actions 'criminal'

Lawyer says court got it wrong
"This decision gives me heartburn," said Charles Herd, a Houston-based maritime lawyer with the Lanier Law Firm, which operates in New York state. "What's the point of having inspectors perform inspections if there is not going to be any consequences ...
(Dec 4, 2012, Albany Times Union)
Lawyer William Session and his former company are ordered to pay $710000
Prominent Kansas City attorney William Session and his former company have been ordered to pay more than $710,000 as part of a long-running dispute related to construction work at the former Richards-Gebaur air base. Jackson County Circuit Judge ...
(Dec 4, 2012, Kansas City Star)
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Choosing the best and most reliable foreclosure lawyers is the key to getting through the process smoothly and without having to give away a huge chunk of cash as fees. Online sites like USLoanz really help the homeowners get a better idea about the ...
(Dec 4, 2012, TheDay.com)
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's lawyer says Mack will not take plea deal - The Times of Trenton

Trial delayed for lawyer charged in father's death

UN rights boss urges Iran to free hunger-striking lawyer
