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Lawyer implies Christie knew more

Lawyer: Evidence contradicts Christie on Bridgegate
The letter from David Wildstein's lawyer said evidence exists suggesting the governor knew about the closures as they happened in September — which, if accurate, contradicts some statements Christie made on the matter. The letter, though, does not ...
(Feb 1, 2014, Delaware County Daily Times)
Chris Christie bridge scandal: Wildstein's lawyer questions governor's honesty
Chris Christie's honesty Friday, saying through his lawyer that "evidence exists" the governor knew about the closure of entrance ramps to the bridge when they occurred in September. In a carefully worded letter, the attorney for David Wildstein ...
(Feb 1, 2014, The Star-Ledger)
Lawyer Wants Apple to Cough Up $840 Million in E-Books Case
Apple lost its e-book antitrust trial last summer, but so far it hasn't had to write any checks as part of its punishment. Now a plaintiff's lawyer wants to deliver a bill: He says Apple should pay $840 million in damages. Steven Berman, an attorney ...
(Feb 1, 2014, Re/code)
Lawyer: NJ Probe of Christie Office Can Proceed
Reid Schar, the lawyer for the joint legislative committee, said he discussed the parallel investigations with officials from the U.S. Attorney's Office on Friday. Schar said Saturday he's comfortable the state investigation can continue. Both entities ...
(Feb 1, 2014, ABC News)
Court boots Rangel's lawyer over bar rule
Rep. Charles Rangel's attorney was barred from appealing his client's congressional censure because he's not a member of the bar where he filed the court papers. The Washington, DC, circuit of the US Court of Appeals rejected lawyer Jay Goldberg's ...
(Feb 2, 2014, New York Post)
A Jackson lawyer's European princess
With the names of some of our West Tennessee towns — Paris, Moscow and Milan — a few of our early lawyers could have claimed European ties! Three names quickly come to mind. Howell Jackson was originally from Paris, and many recall him as our only ...
(Feb 2, 2014, Jackson Sun)
Apple Meets Its Worst Nightmare: Federally Appointed Antitrust Lawyer Hell ...

Del Mar resident Joseph P. Potocki named '2014 California Super Lawyer'
Del Mar resident Joseph P. Potocki named '2014 California Super Lawyer'. Del Mar resident Joseph P. Potocki, of the law firm of Balestreri Potocki & Holmes, has been selected to the 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list in the field of ...
(Feb 2, 2014, Del Mar Times)
7 Steps To Choosing The Right Divorce Lawyer
In my divorce coach practice, I've heard too many stories of time and money wasted as clients go through lawyer after lawyer trying to find the right one. And yet, finding the right divorce lawyer is key to what could be a faster, less-expensive ...
(Feb 2, 2014, Huffington Post)
Getting to know Tampa lawyer TJ Grimaldi with this week's "10 questions"

Woody Allen's Lawyer: "Story Engineered By a Vengeful Lover"

Ask SCORE: How do you choose the right lawyer
To find a lawyer to handle your particular need, contact the Virginia State Bar's Virginia Lawyer Referral Service toll free at (800) 552-7977 or, in the Richmond area, at (804) 775-0808. Your call will be answered by a staff member who will take your ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Richmond Times Dispatch)
'Lawyer up' online to cut high legal costs
When Jim Angelopoulos opened his first restaurant 10 years ago, he hired a lawyer to help him incorporate. When he later decided to trademark the name with an eye toward expansion, he used a different route: a website called LegalForce. “The cost ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Columbus Dispatch)
Lawsuit: Syracuse lawyer Ronald Pelligra died because two defibrillators ...
Lawsuit: Syracuse lawyer Ronald Pelligra died because two defibrillators ...
(Feb 3, 2014, The Post-Standard)
Lawyer releases book by Birdman of Alcatraz
Manuscripts written by the Birdman of Alcatraz are being published, and may hit the screen, after two decades of effort by a Springfield lawyer, The Springfield News-Leader reports. Lawyer Dudley Martin represented Robert Stroud, the prisoner portrayed ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Kansas City Business Journal (blog))
Christie's Office Attacks Claims of Former Ally's Lawyer
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration has attacked the motives of a former ally whose attorney claims the GOP presidential hopeful knew of highly disruptive lane closures on a New York area bridge as they were going on, contrary to the ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Wall Street Journal)
Georgia Lawyer's Local Super Bowl Ad Is Batshit Amazing

For First Time in California, Undocumented Immigrant Sworn in as Lawyer
The first undocumented immigrant allowed to practice law in California was sworn in at the capitol Saturday. “The American dream is still alive and well and you can still make a reality of it if you work hard for it,” said Sergio Garcia. Garcia came to ...
(Feb 3, 2014, KTXL)
Ex-Plainfield officer seeks new lawyer following sex assault conviction
NEW BRUNSWICK — A former Plainfield police sergeant who was convicted of falsely charging a woman and threatening her with a jail sentence to coerce her into a sexual assault told a Superior Court judge today that he now wants a new lawyer. Samuel ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Hunterdon County Democrat)
Christie campaign among those granted temporary subpoena extension, lawyer ...
Christie campaign among those granted temporary subpoena extension, lawyer ...
(Feb 3, 2014, NJ.com)
Lawyer Told to Repay $46M for Exploiting the Dying

This Georgia lawyer's local ad is what all Super Bowl ads should be like
These are the things it takes to create a memorable Super Bowl ad, something that Georgia-based personal injury lawyer Jamie Casino inherently knows, and something that large ad agencies might attempt but ultimately fail to replicate during next year's ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Salon)
Georgia Lawyer Turns Local Super Bowl Ad Into Revenge Fantasy
Georgia attorney Jamie Casino went full Michael Bay with an explosive, action-packed local commercial during the Super Bowl last night. Rather than the usual "I'll be there for you" injury lawyer spiel, Casino presented the citizens of Savannah with a ...
(Feb 3, 2014, RollingStone.com)
This Georgia Lawyer Had The Most Epic Super Bowl Commercial Of The Night
Personal injury lawyer Jamie Casino's two-minute epic only aired locally, but now it's getting attention nationwide. It tells the tale of Casino, who ditched his job as a "notorious criminal defense lawyer" in favor of helping "innocent victims who ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Business Insider)
Lawyer from crazy Super Bowl commercial is from Bristol

Personal Injury Lawyer Airs Unbelievably Epic Commercial During Super Bowl
This isn't your grandmother's personal injury lawyer... but it could be! Is your grandmother in Georgia? Meet Jamie Casino, a personal injury lawyer and metal fan from Georgia who purchased a two-minute block of local advertising during the Super Bowl ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Gothamist)
The Most Surprising Super Bowl Ad Is One Most People Never Saw
“At some point a man must ask why God created him,” Savannah attorney Jamie Casino booms in the two-minute spot, in which he says he became a personal injury lawyer after his brother Michael was shot on Labor Day in 2012. With hard rock music in the ...
(Feb 3, 2014, TIME)
Georgia Lawyer Brings the Metal to Eye-Catching Local Super Bowl Commercial
Many would say last night's Super Bowl was a thrashing. However, no play executed on that field compares to the beatdown that personal injury lawyer Jamie Casino will inflict in a court of law. The Georgia-based attorney bought out a full two minutes ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Loudwire)
Woody Allen's lawyer blames 'vengeful lover' for child molestation controversy

Savannah lawyer Jamie Casino's Super Bowl ad goes viral
Personal injury lawyer Jamie Casino has always had a flair for the dramatic in his ubiquitous TV commercials, but a flashy 2-minute Super Bowl ad underscored by thundering heavy metal music, a flaming sledgehammer and ripped-from-the-headlines story ...
(Feb 3, 2014, Savannah Morning News)
Car Wreck Lawyer's Super Bowl TV Ad Explodes on the Internet

Divorce lawyer gets 2 years in tax evasion, eavesdropping
A veteran East Bay divorce lawyer who admitted planting a listening device in the car of a client's ex-husband was sentenced to two years in federal prison Monday for tax evasion and illegal eavesdropping. Mary Nolan, 62, pleaded guilty in September to ...
(Feb 4, 2014, San Francisco Chronicle)
Lawyer's struggle ends in triumph
In 2011, Sergio Garcia's ex-farmworker parents in the Butte County community of Durham held a lavish party for the new lawyer in town. Garcia, a graduate of Cal Northern School of Law in Chico, had just passed the state bar exam. His parents rented a ...
(Feb 4, 2014, Sacramento Bee)
NJ state trooper on Christie's security detail denies shoplifting charges ...
NJ state trooper on Christie's security detail denies shoplifting charges ...
(Feb 4, 2014, Hunterdon County Democrat)
This Lawyer Says Beer-Delivery Drone Should Be Free To Fly

Jamie Casino, Lawyer From Super Bowl Personal Injury Ad, Speaks Out On ...
Jamie Casino, Lawyer From Super Bowl Personal Injury Ad, Speaks Out On ...
(Feb 4, 2014, Huffington Post)
Woody Allen lawyer: Dylan Farrow's molestation memories were 'implanted'

Judge rebukes Obama's NSA lawyer

TODAY's Takeaway: Zuckerberg talks Facebook at 10, Woody Allen's lawyer ...
TODAY's Takeaway: Zuckerberg talks Facebook at 10, Woody Allen's lawyer ...
(Feb 4, 2014, Today.com (blog))
Lawyer: Dylan Farrow 'a pawn' in fight between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow
(CNN) -- Dylan Farrow may have believed she was telling the truth when she accused Woody Allen of molesting her as a child, but she is acting on false memories implanted by Mia Farrow, Allen's lawyer said Tuesday. "I think that it is a continuation of ...
(Feb 4, 2014, CNN)
Lawyer's Local-Market Super Bowl Spot Is An On-Fire Smash

NATO activist was drunk when discussing terrorism: lawyer
A lawyer for one of three out-of-town men facing terrorism charges for allegedly conspiring to create havoc at the 2012 NATO conference, argued in court Tuesday that his beer-swilling client may have been drunk on the idea of revolution. But when it ...
(Feb 5, 2014, Chicago Sun-Times)
Salvatore Avena, Camden lawyer once tried for mob ties

Salvatore Avena, Camden lawyer who defended the mob

Salvatore J. Avena, 87, branded as a mob lawyer

DUI Lawyer Slammed for 'Willful Disobedience'

Lawyer used dog tracker in violent abuse campaign against ex: lawsuit
Lawyer used dog tracker in violent abuse campaign against ex: lawsuit. By Jamie Schram. February 5, 2014 | 11:22am. Modal Trigger. Samir Tabar allegedly unleashed a three-year reign of terror on his ex-girlfriend, Angela Kovalesky. Photo: LinkedIn ...
(Feb 5, 2014, New York Post)
Bob Ervin, a "lawyer's lawyer," dies at 97
Celebrated Tallahassee attorney Robert Ervin, widely praised as a “lawyer's lawyer,” died early Wednesday morning. Ervin, who last month celebrated his 97th birthday, died shortly after 8 a.m. at his home on North Ride following a brief illness. Ervin ...
(Feb 5, 2014, Tallahassee Democrat (blog))
Waterville lawyer suspended from practice for six months
“Family law cases are the most challenging for lawyers,” DeTroy said. “That was a case, for a number of reasons, where he just sort of got knocked off balance and couldn't get back on balance. He's basically a good, solid lawyer who basically got in a ...
(Feb 5, 2014, Kennebec Journal)