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Attorney News Jul 2006

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Lawyer Impersonation and Fraud Is Charged
A Diamond Bar man has been charged with pretending to be a lawyer and defrauding clients by taking money for services he couldn't perform, prosecutors said Wednesday. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:30:20 GMT)

Attorney: Bonds' trainer to be released from prison
Barry Bonds' personal trainer was set to be released from prison today, his attorney said, the same day the term of the grand jury investigating the Giants left fielder was to expire. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:36:33 GMT)

Judge grants lawyer's request to give Lionel Tate brain scan
FORT LAUDERDALE - A judge on Wednesday granted a request by Lionel Tate's lawyer to have the convicted child-killer's brain examined for possible damage. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:03:01 GMT)

Lawyer Seeks Judge Post
LAKELAND -- A lawyer from Winter Haven who started out as a broadcaster has filed and qualified for the race for Circuit Judge Group 27. David Carmichael, who has a private practice in Bartow, has entered the race for one of two new circuit seats anchored in Polk County. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:06:52 GMT)

Robbery attempt rattles local attorney
A 38-year-old Jackson attorney, who was threatened at gunpoint Tuesday while working after hours in his North Jackson law office, feared that he might not make it home to his wife and three children. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:23:01 GMT)

Lawyer accuses church of withholding documents
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The lawyer for 21 people suing Vermont's Roman Catholic Diocese for alleged sexual abuse by priests is accusing the diocese of withholding large numbers of documents it is legally required to produce. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:25:10 GMT)

Northampton lawyer nominated by Romney to Superior Court
(Boston - AP) - Governor Romney has nominated Northampton lawyer Jeffrey Kinder to the Superior Court. Kinder would replace the late Judge Thomas Curley. He currently is a partner with the Fierst, Pucci and Kinder law firm. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:27:23 GMT)

Fairview to pay for mayor's lawyer
FAIRVIEW -- Mayor Vincent Bellucci will spend taxpayer money for a lawyer to represent him in an investigation into the May 26 traffic stop involving the boyfriend of state Attorney General Zulima Farber, records show. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:28:39 GMT)

State's Attorney's Record on Trial
As a defense attorney, David W. Fischer jousted with prosecutors from State's Attorney Frank R. Weathersbee's office last year in one of Anne Arundel County's most widely publicized and racially divisive criminal cases. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:36:42 GMT)

Chinese court postpones trial for blind activist, defense lawyer says
BEIJING - A court on Thursday postponed a trial in the closely watched case of a blind Chinese activist whose supporters say has been harassed since he documented forced abortions, a defense lawyer said. ... (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:58:58 GMT)

Attorney General says book funds can't buy laptops
AUSTIN - State funds for purchasing school textbooks cannot be used to buy laptops and other computer hardware, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has ruled. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:15:14 GMT)

Attorney General's Office Says State Overpaid For Logo, Slogan
A Louisville advertising agency that developed Kentucky's "Unbridled Spirit" campaign was overpaid about $1.4 million, the state attorney general's office said. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:24:13 GMT)

Attorney: Reluctant dad has options
A Saginaw Township man who launched the so-called "Roe vs. Wade for Men" paternity lawsuit still has options to keep his case alive despite a judge's determination that the suit was "frivolous," his attorney said Wednesday. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:29:10 GMT)

Attorney Finds Parking Meters Rujnning to Fast
Time flies in Bellerose and it may cost the village a lawsuit. A real estate attorney who said his clients have gotten a number of parking tickets is charging that parking meters run too fast. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:30:13 GMT)

Attorney says Bonds' trainer to be released
An attorney for Barry Bonds' personal trainer said his client would be released Thursday, the same day a federal grand jury investigating the baseball star was set to expire. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:21:14 GMT)

RIAA conducting "reign of terror," lawyer says
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is waging a "reign of terror" against "defenseless people" in its efforts to prosecute people for illegal music downloads. So says Ray Beckerman, a lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the law firm of Vandenberg & Feliu in New York. Best known for his Recording Industry vs the People blog, Beckerman made the comment during a (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:11:38 GMT)

Former Tobacco Lawyer: Congress Was Misled
A former Justice Department lawyer says former department official Robert McCallum, waiting to assume his post as ambassador to Australia, misled Congress about a landmark lawsuit against the tobacco industry. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:14:25 GMT)

Blind lawyer a legal crusader in China
Like many of China's blind, Chen Guangcheng studied acupressure to be a healer. Instead he ended up in jail. Self-taught in law, Chen has become one of China's most prominent legal crusaders — what the Chinese call a "barefoot lawyer" — who has made waves in Beijing by helping poor farmers in the cornfields of eastern China. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:18:23 GMT)

Blind Lawyer a Legal Crusader in China
Blind Lawyer Is a Legal Crusader in China; Chen Guangcheng Has Been Jailed Since March (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:46:52 GMT)

U.S. Attorney's Office Statement On Barry Bonds
"The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California is not seeking an indictment today in connection with the ongoing steroids-related investigation. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:10:46 GMT)

Attorney General joins DeLay/ballot suit
The Attorney General of Texas will be filing a brief in support of Republican efforts to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay as the their candidate for District 22 in November, said an attorney for the Republican Party. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:18:52 GMT)

Zambia: Harassment of Suspects Has Eroded U.S. Standing - Lawyer
HARASSMENT of suspected terrorists and their continued detention without trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has significantly eroded the US standing as a champion of human rights, a US lawyer has said. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:53:09 GMT)

Autopsy: Cancer-stricken ex-U.S. attorney committed suicide
HOUSTON -- A former U.S. attorney in Houston killed himself with a gunshot to his chest, an autopsy released Thursday showed. Michael T. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:56:40 GMT)

Autopsy: Cancer-stricken ex-U.S. attorney committed suicide
HOUSTON A former U-S attorney in Houston killed himself with a gunshot to his chest. That's what an autopsy released today shows. Friends and colleagues say that... (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:10:42 GMT)

Autopsy: Former U.S. attorney Shelby's death suicide
Former U.S. attorney Michael T. Shelby, who had cancer, killed himself with a gunshot to his chest, an autopsy released today showed. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:15:15 GMT)

Juventus lawyer: Punishment not justified
THE lawyer defending Juventus in Italy's match-fixing scandal said yesterday that the club's appeal against relegation would be based on their belief that the punishment was not justified. (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:11:25 GMT)

Ex workers' comp attorney gets 6 years on child porn charges
A former Redding workers' compensation attorney has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for possessing child porn, authorities said. Ronald Ollen Lyerla, 66, was ordered to surrender on Sept. 5 to begin serving a 78-month prison sentence,... (Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:44:32 GMT)

San Francisco city attorney, Aguirre share similar philosophy
For anyone following the city of San Diego and its proactive city attorney, Michael Aguirre, the following statements may seem very familiar. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:12:26 GMT)

Attorney general race could be most expensive in history
State Sen. Steve Kelley said Thursday that he probably will sidestep state spending limits in his 11th-hour campaign for attorney general because of a rule that applies only to him among candidates for the office. An estimated $250,000 that Kelley spent last spring in unsuccessful pursuit of the DFL endorsement for governor would be counted against a maximum spending limit of $478,800 in the (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:12:36 GMT)

Attorney's mother sentenced for helping client flee
— The mother of local attorney Lawrence "Rusty" Thomas III was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail for helping one of her son's clients flee the country to avoid prosecution on rape and kidnapping charges. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:13:57 GMT)

Lawyer: City settles with Zongo family
The city has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an African immigrant during a police raid in 2003 on a warehouse used to pirate CDs and DVDs, the family's lawyer said Thursday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:25:36 GMT)

Falk tops 2 others in attorney general race funds
Madison - With four candidates crowding the field, this year's race for attorney general is shaping up to be an... (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:37:50 GMT)

Attorney General Discusses El Paso Smuggling Case
The attorney general's office is seeking a formal extradition of a Juarez woman who they say is connected to a man accused of human smuggling. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:56:10 GMT)

U.S. Attorney General Visits Borderland
Agents commended for indictments for suspected smugglers. Thursday, July 20, 2006 — U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales made a stop in the borderland Thursday to talk about immigration issues. While here he praised local investigators on the indictment of two coyotes. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:20:05 GMT)

Lawyer on trial for defaming SBY
JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday opened the trial of activist-cum-lawyer Eggy Sujana, who was indicted on charges of defaming President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:40:09 GMT)

Muskego declines to hire recall attorney
Muskego - The Common Council decided on Thursday night to not hire an attorney for the recall attempt against Mayor... (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:06:26 GMT)

Sanders sworn in as new city attorney
NATCHEZ — Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Tyree Irving conducted the swearing-in ceremony to install Everett T. Sanders as new city attorney for Natchez on Tuesday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:20:06 GMT)

Lawyer savors new challenges
TAMPA - Latour Lafferty's office at Fowler White Boggs Banker radiates big-money lawyer. He's got the 18th-floor view of downtown. He's got his name engraved in fancy letters on a brass plate by his door. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:34:57 GMT)

Burlco lawyer to run for surrogate's job
Burlington County Democrats chose a Burlington Township lawyer on Thursday to become their new candidate for county surrogate. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:15:02 GMT)

Kevorkian’s lawyer tries case in Midlands
Geoffrey Fieger is a lawyer who tends to draw a crowd. The attorney, best known for defending assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, is the lead plaintiff’s lawyer in an unusual medical malpractice trial under way in Lexington County. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:30:26 GMT)

US attorney denies Reilly killed deal
After the July 10 ceiling collapse inside the Interstate 90 connector, Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly said he personally halted a sweeping deal that would have released Big Dig contractor Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff from most future claims against the firm for shoddy work on the megaproject. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:48:49 GMT)

Lawyer wonders about Tongan royals' SUV
REDWOOD CITY — The lawyer for the teen accused in the deaths of a royal Tongan couple and their driver wants to explore how much of a role the vehicle carrying the victims may have played in the (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:02:08 GMT)

Hutchison Law Group Hires Attorney For Biotech Patents
RALEIGH, N.C. – Mary Kaefuda, a patent attorney with Syngenta Biotechnology since 2001, has joined the staff of Hutchison Law Group. Kaefuda will continue to concentrate on patent law related to biotechnology. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:57:21 GMT)

Lawyer: Official misled Congress
WASHINGTON - A Justice Department official who slashed the amount of money being sought from tobacco companies made misleading statements to Congress, says a former government lawyer who handled a landmark lawsuit against the industry. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:50:43 GMT)

New Chief State Attorney named today
(WTNH July 21, 2006 7:00 AM)_ Connecticut's, new top law enforcement official will be picked today. The current chief state's attorney, Christopher Morano, has decided he does not want to be reappointed. Those to be interviewed today: Morano's deputy Paul Murray, Hartford defense lawyer Michael Georgetti and New London state's attorney Kevin Kane. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:12:33 GMT)

Attorney General candidate speaks in Bryan
Democrat David Van Os, a candidate for attorney general and a lawyer from San Antonio, spoke to a group outside the Brazos County Courthouse on Thursday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:26:30 GMT)

GOP wants attorney general off probe of turnpike chief
Republicans want Attorney General Zulima Farber to be recused from an ethics probe involving New Jersey Turnpike Authority Chairman Joseph Simunovich. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:29:54 GMT)

Nash Attorney Faces Child Sex Charges
NASH COUNTY, N.C. -- A Nash County criminal defense attorney faces child sex charges. Larry Manning is accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl. Manning is out of jail on $200,000 bond. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:01:35 GMT)

Valley Man Accused of Posing as a Fake Lawyer
A McAllen man is behind bars accused of pretending to be a lawyer. Police say he scammed at least two people out of hundreds of dollars. This all came about after two people felt nothing was being done with their cases by the man they hired as their lawyer to get them out of a legal jam. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:28:51 GMT)

Watergate lawyer Robert Mardian dies
Watergate lawyer Robert Mardian has died. His son says he died of cancer at his California home. He was 82. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:51:03 GMT)

Gulen’s Lawyer Refutes Fabricated Story
Fethullah Gulen’s lawyer Orhan Erdemli denied a news report by Sabah Daily that claimed Fethullah Gulen’s application for a Green Card from the US Government was rejected. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:12:04 GMT)

Defense Lawyer Questions Authenticity Of Document
Houston -- A lawyer for former Enron chief Jeffrey Skilling Monday questioned the authenticity of a key prosecution document. A witness contends the document showed improper side deals approved by Skilling that allowed Enron to hide losses. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:19:38 GMT)

Lawyer Says Lobbyist Abramoff Pleading Guilty
Miami -- His lawyer says Jack Abramoff, a close associate of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, is pleading guilty to federal charges in a Florida fraud case. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:44:06 GMT)

Kenya: You Must Respect Us, Commission Tells Lawyer
The Kiruki Commission on Thursday reprimanded a lawyer for giving it "directions on how to conduct its proceedings". (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:06:55 GMT)

David Lawyer: Tewksbury Skyhoundz Hyperflite founder offers frank DISCussion on Saturday's competition featuring...
Tewksbury resident David Lawyer and his wife, Diane, love throwing Frisbees to their two dogs. But it isn't just a pastime. Both Sadie, an 8-year-old Sheltie, and Dewey, a 3-year-old Corgi mix, compete in the professional Frisbee-catching dog circuit. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:13:05 GMT)

Protesters target Attorney General's immigration speech in Santa Clara
U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales will address the Commonwealth Club this morning in Santa Clara in a discussion of immigration reform that has already drawn the attention and ire of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and the Raging Grannies. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:30:13 GMT)

Lawyer Ron Back to Work in :34 1/5
Lawyer Ron, a 2 ¾-length winner of the Arkansas Derby (gr. II), recorded his first workout since surgery after running in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) yesterday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:44:43 GMT)

Ark. attorney general warns of text-message spam
LITTLE ROCK Attorney General Mike Beebe said today that unwanted 'spam' text-messages are illegal under federal law. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:39:48 GMT)

New London prosecutor named chief state's attorney
New London prosecutor Kevin Kane was named chief state’s attorney today, a decision that likely means a scaled-back role for Connecticut’s top prosecutor. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:49:51 GMT)

Area attorney gets prison term for mail fraud
Attorney Dale Zepp was sentenced to 18 months in prison on mail fraud charges in connection with a $2 million tax credit fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway said Friday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:09:40 GMT)

Tolman named as new U.S. Attorney for Utah
Posted: 2:10:02 PM- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate has approved a new U.S. Attorney for Utah, Brett Tolman, a Provo native who previously served as chief counsel for crime and terrorism to the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:22:50 GMT)

Attorney general seeks to rejoin case to fight casinos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Happily bounced last week from a case in which an Indian tribe is seeking tribal-land status so it can build casinos in Ohio, the state wants back in since the tribe has switched tactics, Attorney General Jim Petro said Friday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:29:28 GMT)

Ohio Attorney General Changes Mind On Land Case
Last week, Ohio's attorney general was happy that the Eastern Shawnee tribe of Oklahoma was dropping the state of Ohio as a defendant in a huge land-claim case. But now, the A.G. is demanding that the state be allowed back into that case. The main reason for his change of heart? The threat of an Indian-run gambling casino. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:36:17 GMT)

High-Profile Attorney Sentenced To Two Years On Meth Charges
A high-profile Lexington attorney who pleaded guilty to trying to make methamphetamine was sentenced to two years in prison in a Lexington courtroom Friday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:41:32 GMT)

Ghana: Lawyer Expreses Concern Over Plagiarism of Legal Research
AN Accra-based lawyer and human rights advocate, Nana Oye Lithur, has indicated that there is an emerging problem of plagiarism of legal research in Ghana, especially with the advent of Internet. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:12:13 GMT)

Duke Lacrosse Defense Attorney Argues For Speedy Trial
Defense attorney Kirk Osborn filed a motion asking the judge to set court dates for various motions hearings. Attorney's Motion Interactive | Complete Coverage (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:41:13 GMT)

Attorney general seeks to rejoin case to fight casinos
Attorney general seeks to rejoin case to fight casinos (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:56:59 GMT)

Lawyer: combat numbed accused soldiers
The U.S. Army soldiers accused of raping an Iraqi teenager and killing her and her family were "numb" from the effects of combat, and their statements in the case may have been somewhat scripted by investigators, a defense lawyer said Friday. (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:05:41 GMT)

Lawyer: Combat Numbed Accused Soldiers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Army soldiers accused of raping an Iraqi teenager and killing her and her family were "numb'' from the effects of combat, and their statements in the case may have been somewhat scripted by investigators, a defense lawyer said Friday. David Sheldon, a Washington-based attorney for one of the soldiers - Spc. James Barker - said that his client was interrogated for about (Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:41:21 GMT)

Lawyer: I did not meet borrowers
KUALA LUMPUR: A lawyer who was to have witnessed four people signing loan applications for a total of RM400mil told the High Court she had never met them. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:23:05 GMT)

Fort Campbell soldiers accused in rape case were 'numb' from battle, lawyer says
The Fort Campbell soldiers accused of raping an Iraqi teenager and killing her and her family were "numb" from the effects of combat, and their statements in the case may have been somewhat scripted by investigators, a defense lawyer said today. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:34:57 GMT)

Former police officer, lawyer pleads guilty to 2 dozen bank robberies
BREAKING NEWS: (Updated: 7:25pm) A former police officer and lawyer from Indiana pleaded guilty Friday in Rock Island to federal charges of robbing 24 banks around the country — two of them in the Quad-Cities — and stealing more than $150,000 in cash. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:35:37 GMT)

Lawyer calls for probe of teen's 'execution' by Las Vegas police
LAS VEGAS A Texas-based civil rights lawyer is promising a wrongful death lawsuit against Las Vegas police over the slaying of a handcuffed 17-year-old murder suspect in May. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:51:24 GMT)

Attorney Gen. Gonzales Speaks In South Bay
Tough questions for Attorney General Gonzales on the the future of immigration reform and the president's domestic syping program. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:24:51 GMT)

Lawyer calls for probe of teen's 'execution' by Las Vegas police
LAS VEGAS -- A lawyer for the father of a 17-year-old shot and killed by Las Vegas police has branding the slaying "an execution," and vowed to push for compensation for the slain teen's family and a change in police policies. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 02:31:06 GMT)

Robert Mardian, 82, Nixon Campaign Lawyer, Dies
Mr. Mardian was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice after the break-in and attempted bugging at the Democratic National Headquarters office in the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:45:50 GMT)

Mall's attorney says close polling site now
An attorney for Knoxville Center is asking the Knox County Election Commission to remove its voting location at the mall "immediately." But the Election Commission says it plans to keep the second most popular voting location open and hopes to work out a compromise with the mall's owner. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:18:59 GMT)

Robert Mardian was attorney for Nixon
SAN CLEMENTE - Robert Mardian, an attorney for President Nixon's re-election committee whose conviction in the Watergate scandal was overturned, has died. He was 82. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:23:54 GMT)

Butte County attorney quits
Butte County State’s Attorney Jim Seward resigned Friday, ending a five-year run as Butte County’s chief prosecutor and legal counsel. The Butte County Commission, which was meeting in regular session Friday, accepted the resignation with regret. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:00:28 GMT)

AG wants two-year college system lawyer removed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Alabama Attorney General Troy King wants a lawyer hired by the former two-year college Chancellor Roy Johnson to stop representing the system in a state and federal investigation. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:04:12 GMT)

Former police officer, lawyer pleads guilty to 2 dozen bank robberies
(Updated: 7:25pm) A former police officer and lawyer from Indiana pleaded guilty Friday in Rock Island to federal charges of robbing 24 banks around the country — two of them in the Quad-Cities — and stealing more than $150,000 in cash. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:11:21 GMT)

Camera-suit attorney files for ticket refunds
There is $172,000 currently held in escrow. GIRARD — Fines paid to the city for citations issued from the camera designed to catch speeders here have been sitting in an escrow account. Now an attorney is asking a judge to release the funds to those who paid those fines. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:20:11 GMT)

Lee attorney flips fire stance
The Lee County attorney has reversed his opinion on the county commission's power to begin the process of consolidating the county's independent fire districts. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:23:34 GMT)

Attorney calls for his own gag order in gaming case
A defense attorney called on the carpet for accusing a judge of being biased toward the prosecution volunteered yesterday to be placed under a gag order. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:27:07 GMT)

Commission approves raises for county clerks, county attorney
ANACONDA — Commissioners approved 8.8-percent pay raises for county clerks and a 2.5-percent increase for the county attorney at their recent meeting. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:20:47 GMT)

Attorney general candidate gets caught in cross-state politics
Gov. Jennifer Granholm never officially backed Scott Bowen as the Democratic Party's nominee for attorney general. She did, however, offer behind-the-scenes encouragement. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:47:50 GMT)

Senate OKs Provo native as U.S. Attorney for Utah
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate has approved a new U.S. Attorney for Utah, Brett Tolman, a Provo native who previously served as chief counsel for crime and terrorism to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate confirmed Tolman to the position in a voice vote Friday. "Brett Tolman is the right man for this important position," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who fought for Tolman to take (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:11:03 GMT)

Lexington lawyer gets 2 years for planning to make methamphetamine
A Lexington lawyer was sentenced yesterday to two years in federal prison for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. Kirk Bierbauer, 39, will report Sept. 11 to a yet-undecided federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge Karl Forester recommended that Bierbauer receive mental-health and addiction counseling. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:17:03 GMT)

Attorney general will not quit post
TRENTON -- Attorney General Zulima Farber apologized Friday for the impression left by responding to a traffic stop where her boyfriend's van was being impounded but said she doesn't plan to resign to quell the controversy. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:09:41 GMT)

AG wants system lawyer ousted
Alabama Attorney General Troy King said Friday he will urge state school board members to terminate the contract of a lawyer hired by former two-year school Chancellor Roy Johnson to represent the system in a federal and state investigation. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:30:56 GMT)

Last-minute candidate joins attorney general race
A campaign contributor and former client of Democratic state Sen. Walter "Skip" Campbell's filed to run against him for attorney general Friday, a bizarre twist on an otherwise calm final day for candidates to qualify for the fall ballot. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:49:13 GMT)

Attorney general irks both sides of immigration debate
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales came to the South Bay on Friday to make a case for the Bush administration's plan for immigration reform, but he was met with protest and resistance from supporters and opponents of the plan's most controversial provision: a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:02:17 GMT)

SANTA CLARA / Attorney general urges Congress to find immigration compromise
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, speaking at a Santa Clara forum Friday, called on members of Congress to end the election-year maneuvering and compromise on their widely different views of immigration reform. During a summer when members of the... (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:50:43 GMT)

Cleveland lawyer found not guilty of ethics violations
A jury has acquitted a Cleveland lawyer of charges that he improperly gave gasoline gift cards to state Liquor Control Division employees who regulated businesses he represented. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:20:09 GMT)

Chief state's attorney named
ROCKY HILL — New London prosecutor Kevin Kane was named chief state's attorney Friday, a decision that likely means a scaled-back role for Connecticut's top prosecutor. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:35:33 GMT)

Community-minded attorney dies
GRANVILLE -- Ann Munro Kennedy, a prominent local attorney for more than two decades, died Thursday at her Granville home at the age of 63. Kennedy's funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Granville, with the Rev. Karen J. Chakoian officiating. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:16:46 GMT)

North Carolina Attorney General Sues the T.V.A.
North Carolina 's Attorney General is suing the Tennessee Valley Authority, claiming that the pollution output from eleven of the T.V.A.’s coal-burning operations is creating a public nuisance. The Attorney General claims that pollution from the plants is wafting into North Carolina . A judge... (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:19:52 GMT)

Todoro chosen town attorney amid grumbles
The Elma Town Board appointed Phyllis Todoro town attorney to fill the vacancy created when Robert Pierce was named town justice earlier this month. Todoro is affiliated with the law firm of Brian Attea and has been an Elma resident for 38 years. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:06:42 GMT)

Defense attorney calls verdict in family killing absurd
The defense attorney for a man convicted in the shotgun murders of four family members on his prom night seventeen years ago says the verdicts are absurd. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:21:05 GMT)

Soviet-Era Lawyer Made Courageous Stand for Truth
Dina Kaminskaya was a defense lawyer who made a career of standing up to the Kremlin during the Soviet era. She dared to demand justice in Moscow at a time when justice fell victim to the whims of the Communist regime. She died recently and producer Robert Rand remembers her life. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:11:34 GMT)

Lawyer gets two years on meth charge
A Lexington lawyer will spend two years in federal prison for attempting to manufacture the drug methamphetamine. Kirk Bierbauer, 39, was also recommended for mental-health and addiction counseling, U.S. District Court Judge Karl Forester ruled Friday. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:28:30 GMT)

AG King urges school board to dismiss Montgomery lawyer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Troy King has asked the state school board to end a contract with a Montgomery lawyer hired by the former two-year college Chancellor Roy Johnson. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:34:10 GMT)

Defense attorney calls verdict in family killing absurd
South Bend, Ind. - The defense attorney for a man convicted in the shotgun murders of four family members on his prom night seventeen years ago says the verdicts are absurd. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:27:57 GMT)

I’M FULLY COMMITTED TO NADD & WILL CAMPAIGN VIGOROUSLY FOR ANY CHOSEN CANDIDATE- Lawyer Darboe Tells Gambians in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia—Twice Presidential contender and leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), lawyer Ousainou Darboe has expressed unequivocally, total support for the National Alliance for Democracy & Development in The Gambia (NADD). (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:35:11 GMT)

LAWYER DARBOE SPARKS NADD CLUSTERS IN CHICAGO
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, executive member for NADD and leader of the United Democratic Party was among many others at the Chicago annual summit. It is noted that Darboe is still on his visit going around the different states meeting Gambians and selling the NADD agenda. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:36:11 GMT)

DFL could lose lock on attorney general's office
It hasn't happened in 40 years. But could the stars be aligning for someone other than a DFLer to be elected Minnesota's attorney general? Jeff Johnson, John James and even Papa John Kolstad think so. And with the tumult in DFL ranks that has followed two-term Attorney General Mike Hatch's quest for the governor's office, the time could be ripe for a Republican or third-party takeover of the (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:31:23 GMT)

Juve's lawyer hopeful on bribes punishment appeals
THE lawyer representing Juventus at the appeals trial in Italy's match-fixing scandal said yesterday he was hopeful the sentence handed down last week by a sports tribunal would be reduced. (Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:48:15 GMT)

Officials sorting out attorney squabble
BLOOMFIELD, NJ - The Democratic township council is currently in a legal stand-off over just who the township attorney is. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:26:50 GMT)

Town attorney calls resolutions illegal
BLOOMFIELD, NJ - The council’s battle over the township attorney position continued at its Monday meeting — with accusations of impropriety being leveled in both directions. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:27:00 GMT)

Obituary: Robert Mardian / Nixon attorney with role in Watergate cover-up scandal
WASHINGTON -- Robert Mardian, the attorney for President Richard Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President whose conviction of conspiracy to obstruct justice in the Watergate scandal was overturned on appeal, died of lung cancer on Monday at his vacation home in San Clemente, Calif. He was 82. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:10:06 GMT)

Sanders to be named as new city attorney
NATCHEZ — Natchez attorney Everett Sanders is expected to get the nod as new city attorney when the Board of Aldermen meets at 6 p.m. today at the Council Chamber building on South Pearl Street. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:50:21 GMT)

Attorney warns doctors that abortions could lead to murder charge
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Pierre attorney is warning doctors who perform abortions in the state that they could face first-degree murder charges under two recent changes in South Dakota law. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:26:57 GMT)

Juve Lawyer Hopeful Over Appeal
The lawyer representing Juventus at the appeals trial in Italy's match-fixing scandal is hopeful their sentence will be reduced. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:40:41 GMT)

For district attorney race, it all comes down to Tuesday
Not every Muskogee County voter will be involved in selecting who will serve as district attorney for the next four years. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 07:47:39 GMT)

Troubles mount for beleaguered attorney general
Another week gone, and Attorney General Zulima "Protect The Guilty" Farber didn't quit or release that audit of the Board of Public Utilities, which reportedly discloses a $100 million bank account outside the state's purview. Her credibility gap widened to Grand Canyon status. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:15:36 GMT)

City attorney helps Coralville be a fast-growing community
City attorney Kevin Olson files through the often unrecognized but essential legal work that has paved the way for Coralville to become one of Iowa’s fastest-growing communities. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:24:22 GMT)

Lawyer acquitted of ethics charges
COLUMBUS - A lawyer who gave free gas cards to 11 state liquor agency employees for Christmas in 2003 has been acquitted of charges of improper compensation. A jury in Franklin County Municipal Cour... (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:51:17 GMT)

Attorney gives up water position
As an antidevelopment sentiment gathers steam in Westford, a local attorney who represents several developers is relinquishing his last position on a town committee in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:59:17 GMT)

Lexington lawyer gets two years in meth case
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A Lexington lawyer was sentenced to two years in federal prison for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:41:48 GMT)

Lawyer Liew Set To take Over As LDP President
KOTA KINABALU, July 23 (Bernama) -- Lawyer V.K. Liew is set to take the helm of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the Sabah Barisan Nasional, at the party's delegates conference on Aug 19. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:00:02 GMT)

Juve lawyer pleading for leniency
The lawyer representing Juventus at the appeals trial in Italy's football match-fixing scandal has pleaded for leniency. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:09:51 GMT)

Juventus lawyer pleads for leniency
On Sunday Cesare Zaccone, the lawyer representing Juventus, pleaded for leniency. He claimed that the sports tribunal's decision would have devastating consequences for the club. (Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:42:26 GMT)

Jville attorney facing CSC charges to faces another preliminary arraignment
JACKSON COUNTY — A Jackson bankruptcy attorney, who lives in Jonesville, waived his preliminary hearing on Friday and faces another arraignment for criminal sexual conduct. (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:06:49 GMT)

Bonds' lawyer wants probe of leak
Michael Rains, the attorney for San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds, said Sunday he will file a complaint today to U.S. District Judge Martin Jenkins of San Francisco seeking an investigation into what he believes is a government leak involving Bonds' medical records. (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:01:54 GMT)

Attorney General contacted regarding gubernatorial telephone survey
Barbara Merrill. (VillageSoup file photo) Appleton: A man from Brunswick reportedly was so offended by a telephone survey regarding the Maine gubernatorial race and the negative questions posed about independent gubernatorial candidate Barbara Merrill, Republican candidate Chandler Woodcock and Green Party gubernatorial candidate Pat LaMarche, that he contacted both Merrill and the Attorney (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:05:55 GMT)

Lawyer satisfies hunger with deli
Steve Goldberg came of age in a time when a suburban Detroit kid could grow up to be anything he wanted: a doctor or a lawyer. (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:02:29 GMT)

Citing Precedents, Holocaust Survivors File Brief To Reduce Lawyer's $4.1M Fee
Holocaust survivors who oppose the fee request of their attorney have proposed paying him at the rate of $200 an hour, according to a court filing. The proposal came on Friday as a federal magistrate in Brooklyn, James Orenstein, is set to rule on how much money, if any, the lawyer, Burt Neuborne, should receive of the $4.1 million he has requested. Mr. Neuborne, a prominent law professor at New (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:16:48 GMT)

Lawyer confirmed as U.S. attorney
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Rapid City lawyer Marty Jackley as U.S. attorney for South Dakota, filling a post that has been open for more than a year. (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:17:39 GMT)

Attorney challenges fast parking meters
BELLEROSE, N.Y. · Armed with a watch, a handful of coins, and a grudge built on a pile of parking tickets, a Nassau attorney is challenging Bellerose Village officials over what he contends are overly eager parking meters. (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:18:02 GMT)

Lawyer retracts Saddam hunger strike threat
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The troubled trial of Saddam Hussein was hit by fresh confusion on Sunday when his chief defence lawyer said the former Iraqi leader planned to go on hunger strike, but then retracted his statement minutes later. (Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:28:19 GMT)