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California attorney general to charge HP insiders in spy probe
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - California's attorney general sought felony indictments Wednesday against former Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal at the computer and printer giant. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:50:26 GMT)

Clay County to cover legal fees of defending county attorney
MOORHEAD — The Clay County Commission voted unanimously to help cover the personal legal fees for defending former county attorney Lisa Borgen, who’s now a judge and is facing an ethics investigation. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:52:45 GMT)

Foo's Lawyer: Officer Claiming Injury Wants Money
A lawyer for a prominent restaurant owner charged with assaulting a parking authority officer said the officer is feigning injuries to make money off his famous client. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:59:13 GMT)

LCC president fired in-house attorney for being 'divisive,' 'insubordinate,' letter says
Tim Zeller - the Lansing Community College attorney who made allegations to the state that the school's interim president had misused college funds - was fired because he had been "divisive," "insubordinate" and was "no longer representing the best interests of LCC." (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:02:20 GMT)

California attorney general files complaint against Dunn, 4 others in HP spy probe
California's attorney general sought felony indictments Wednesday against former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal at the computer and printer company. - (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:02:54 GMT)

Nevada Attorney General's Lawsuit Tossed Out
A Nevada attorney general's lawsuit against the state Tax Commission for a closed door vote giving Southern California Edison a $40 million tax refund, has been tossed out by a district judge. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:07:32 GMT)

Attorney for couple calls state abandonment statute unconstitutional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. An attorney for a Chinese couple told the Tennessee Supreme Court today that a state law dealing with abandonment of a child is unconstitutional. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:12:02 GMT)

California attorney general to charge HP insiders in spy probe
Jordan Robertson October 4, 2006 - 5:10 p.m. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - California's attorney general sought felony indictments Wednesday against former Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal at the computer and printer company. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:20:05 GMT)

Prosecutors: Former U.S. attorney to plead guilty in tax fraud
A former U.S. attorney who also once served as a Superior Court judge will plead guilty to charges related to a tax fraud conspiracy, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:35:22 GMT)

Califorina attorney general files charges in H-P case
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed criminal charges Wednesday against former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others tied to the company's investigation into boardroom leaks. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:38:56 GMT)

Susanna Foo lawyer: Officer claiming injury wants money
PHILADELPHIA - A lawyer for a prominent restaurant owner charged with assaulting a parking authority officer said the officer is feigning injuries to make money off his famous client. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:12:13 GMT)

Man's lawyer asks Smith for DNA test
A hearing in a lawsuit brought by a man who claims he fathered Anna Nicole Smith's baby girl was delayed Wednesday but his lawyer used the court setting to urge the former Playboy playmate to return the baby to California for DNA paternity testing. (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:32:23 GMT)

Man's Lawyer Asks Smith for DNA Test
Lawyer for Anna Nicole Smith's Ex-Beau Pleads Again for DNA Test to Determine Baby's Father (Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:54:38 GMT)

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer speaks
Video: California Attorney General Bill Lockyer speaks. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, the California Attorney General filed criminal charges against former HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others. This follows an investigation of HP's use of "pretexting" to obtain personal phone records of reporters, company directors and two HP employees. Here, Lockyer announces the charges in Sacramento, (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:40:19 GMT)

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer speaks
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, the California Attorney General filed criminal charges against former HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others. This follows an investigation of HP's use of "pretexting" to obtain personal phone records of reporters, company directors and two HP employees. Here, Lockyer announces the charges in Sacramento, Calif. Video provided by KPIX-TV. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:58:57 GMT)

Attorney general charges HP insiders
California's attorney-general has filed criminal charges against former Hewlett-Packard personnel involved in the corporate spying scandal. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:55:05 GMT)

Attorney general charges HP insiders
California's attorney-general has filed criminal charges against former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal at the computer and printer company. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:10:43 GMT)

Calif. attorney general makes good on vow to file charges in HP leak probe
Just as the torrent of revelations about Hewlett-Packard Co.'s spying spree slowed to a trickle, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer followed through on his vow to level charges against the HP insiders and detectives who executed the company's ill-fated boardroom leak probe. - (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:32:34 GMT)

HP ex-chairwoman, lawyer indicted
California's attorney general has announced indictments against Hewlett-Packard's ousted chairwoman Patricia Dunn and former ethics lawyer Kevin Hunsaker for their roles in a snowballing boardroom espionage scandal. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:37:08 GMT)

HP ex-chairwoman, lawyer indicted
CALIFORNIA'S attorney-general announced indictments overnight against Hewlett-Packard's ousted chairwoman Patricia Dunn and former ethics lawyer Kevin Hunsaker for their roles in a snowballing boardroom espionage scandal. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:44:09 GMT)

Man sentenced for secretly taping Michael Jackson, attorney on private airplane
The former owner of a private jet company was sentenced Wednesday to six months of home detention for secretly videotaping Michael Jackson as the singer flew with his attorney to surrender in a child-molestation investigation. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:09:53 GMT)

Feds won't prosecute govt. lawyer who coached Moussaoui witnesses
WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors have decided NOT to bring criminal charges against the government lawyer who coached witnesses in the trial of confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:13:43 GMT)

HP ex-chairwoman, lawyer indicted
SAN FRANCISCO - California’s attorney general announced indictments Wednesday against Hewlett-Packard’s ousted chairwoman Patricia Dunn and former ethics lawyer Kevin Hunsaker for their roles in a snowballing boardroom espionage scandal. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:29:37 GMT)

Solomons Attorney General 'free to go'
PAPUA New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has rebuffed Australian attempts to extradite the Solomon Islands' fugitive Attorney General on child sex charges, saying he is free to leave the country. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:56:44 GMT)

Foley Was Sexually Abused as a Youth, His Lawyer Says
Former Representative Mark Foley? s lawyer also issued the congressman?s first public acknowledgment that he is gay. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:21:57 GMT)

Ex-carrier fall guy in fraud case, attorney says
WISE -- Votes were bought, stolen and fraudulently cast in a conspiracy to rig the 2004 Appalachia town election, prosecutors and a defense attorney agreed yesterday. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:40:10 GMT)

Fugitive Solomon Islands attorney-general suspended
The fugitive Solomon Islands attorney-general wanted in Australia on child sex charges has been suspended from his job, even though the islands' prime minister had insisted his country would not bow to Australian bullying. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:37:30 GMT)

HP ex-chairwoman, lawyer indicted
California announced indictments against Hewlett-Packard's ousted chairwoman Patricia Dunn and former ethics lawyer Kevin Hunsaker for their roles in a snowballing boardroom espionage scandal. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:01:27 GMT)

Court denies Democrat's bid to get attorney fees from Taft
Columbus -- The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a state senator's request for attorney's fees in a case that sought to force Gov. Bob Taft to turn over internal reports. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:40:09 GMT)

California attorney general to charge HP insiders in spy probe
Jordan Robertson October 5, 2006 - 5:13 a.m. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - California's attorney general sought felony indictments Wednesday against former Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal at the computer and printer company. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:41:13 GMT)

HP's ex-chairwoman and lawyer indicted
California announced indictments last night against Hewlett-Packard's ousted chairwoman Patricia Dunn and former ethics lawyer Kevin Hunsaker for their roles in a snowballing boardroom espionage scandal. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:52:03 GMT)

Former HP lawyer charged with identity theft
A former senior in-house lawyer at beleaguered Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been indicted on charges of fraud and identity theft in the US for his alleged involvement in the ‘pretexting’ scandal that rocked the company in recent weeks. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:52:16 GMT)

Lawyer for poor accused by panel
A Norwalk lawyer with a history of providing legal services for the poor is accused of trying to "extort payment" from one client while illegally... (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:52:29 GMT)

California attorney general says Hewlett-Packard 'lost its way' in probe of leaks; 5 charged
California's attorney general said Silicon Valley giant Hewlett-Packard Co. had "lost its way" with an ill-fated leak probe as he filed charges against the company's former chairwoman and four others. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:01:53 GMT)

Palm Beach attorney has many clients in the news
Palm Beach attorney David Roth, legal representative and national spokesman for disgraced U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, is now negotiating the surrender of a former Delray Beach pastor accused with another former priest of taking millions of dollars from their parish. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:15:57 GMT)

Feds decline to prosecute government lawyer who coached Moussaoui witnesses
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors have decided not to bring criminal charges against the government lawyer who coached witnesses in the trial of confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, her lawyers say. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:08:34 GMT)

Botswana: Selebi-Phikwe to Recover Money From Lawyer
The 2004 audit report on the accounts of the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council has recommended that the council should start proceedings to recover all monies that were erroneously paid as repatriation fees to the previous foreign lawyer when her term elapsed in 2004. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:47:46 GMT)

LCC interim president's letter: Attorney was 'divisive'
Tim Zeller - the Lansing Community College attorney who accused the school's interim president of misusing college funds - was fired because he had been "divisive," "insubordinate" and was "no longer representing the best interests of LCC." (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:00:43 GMT)

1959 catalogue proves paintings were gifts, gallery lawyer says
A lawyer for the Beaverbrook Art Gallery says a dispute over who owns a group of paintings shows how badly historical ties between the people of New Brunswick and Lord Beaverbrook's descendants have broken down. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:50:19 GMT)

Lawyer for Anna Nicole Smith's Ex Pleads for DNA Test
A hearing in a lawsuit brought by a man who claims he fathered Anna Nicole Smith's baby girl was delayed Wednesday but his lawyer used the court setting to urge the former Playboy playmate to return the baby to California for DNA paternity testing. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:13:44 GMT)

Man Accused In Officer's Death May Get New Attorney
The man accused of killing a Houston police officer may get a new attorney, KPRC Local 2 reported. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:27:15 GMT)

Tax activist's lawyer criticized
Butler County prosecutors today criticized Cincinnati lawyer Christopher Finney for comments he made about an investigation into anti-tax activist and Fairfield school board member Arnie Engel's use of campaign donations. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:51:12 GMT)

California Attorney General Files Charges in HP Spying Case
The California Attorney General's office late Wednesday charged former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, a second high-ranking HP executive and three others with felony fraud and conspiracy. All five face four felony counts of fraudulent wire communications, wrongful use of computer data, identity theft and conspiracy. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:11:02 GMT)

Top N.D. attorney says GOP calls illegal
The Republican National Committee agreed to stop making recorded-voice calls to the homes of North Dakota GOP supporters after the Republican attorney general said the calls were illegal. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:12:47 GMT)

Lawyer to pursue X file cases
A German lawyer is hoping to attract more business by pursuing compensation claims for people who believe they have been abducted by aliens. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:35:26 GMT)

Accused kidnapper can't find a lawyer
One of the two men charged in connection with a kidnapping in the Shediac area last month says he's having problems finding a lawyer to take his case. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:50:28 GMT)

U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges In Jude Beating Case
United States Attorney Steven Biskupic has filed federal charges against a suspended Milwaukee police officer and a former Milwaukee police officer in the Frank Jude Jr. beating case. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:13:47 GMT)

District attorney to investigated reported theft from Utica agency
The Oneida County District Attorney's Office will investigate the alleged theft of money from the Family Nurturing Center of Central New York, First Assistant District Attorney Michael Coluzza said this afternoon. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:35:33 GMT)

BAudio:/b Attorney explains beef about Gard campaign ad
Thomas Zoesch, an attorney from Appleton, is upset that Republican Party campaign literature promoting John Gard for Congress misrepresents his professional relationship with Gards opponent. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:26:21 GMT)

Leverett attorney seeks to suppress statements, search
HARISBURG - The attorney for Garet Braxtyn Leverett is asking the court to throw out his arrest and statements he made to police after he was arrested in connection with the July 30 car crash that resulted in the deaths of Steve and Tammy L. Johnson, both of Harrisburg. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:39:35 GMT)

Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against 2 Home Sellers
Iowa's attorney general says nine Des Moines homebuyers have been cheated out of their houses. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:41:42 GMT)

Porco attorney asks for sentencing delay
Christopher Porco might be spending more time in the Albany County Jail than expected. NewsChannel 13 has learned that his defense attorney, Terry Kindlon, requested an adjournment for the sentencing scheduled for later this month. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:09:08 GMT)

PA Attorney General Corbett Announces Arrest of Corrections Officer in Internet 'Child Sex Sting;' 60th Arrest by the
Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested a state corrections officer accused of using the Internet to send sexually graphic nude videos to what he believed was a 13-year-old girl. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:29:31 GMT)

Lawyer: DNA linking Neil Entwistle to murder of his wife, baby is 'unreliable'
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Court TV) - A lawyer for Neil Entwistle, the British man accused of killing his American wife and baby daughter last winter, asked a judge to dismiss charges against him Thursday, saying prosecutors misrepresented the quality of their DNA evidence. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:36:21 GMT)

Former U.S. attorney general: Hanging Saddam would cause bloodbath in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark, a member of Saddam Hussein's defence team, predicted on Thursday that a bloodbath would follow should an Iraqi court trying the former president have him executed. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:09:00 GMT)

Pittman to be moved, lawyer asks for new trial
(Columbia) October 5, 2006 - A deadline is looming for a teen convicted of killing his grandparents. Seventeen-year-old Christopher Pittman will soon be transferred to an adult prison. Today, his lawyer asked the state Supreme Court for a new trial. (Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:20:22 GMT)

French lawyer to sue over Zizou red card
PARIS: A French lawyer is to contest Zinedine Zidane's World Cup final red card in the French civil courts, a court source said on Wednesday. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:13:50 GMT)

Former U.S. Attorney to Plead Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme
A former U.S. Attorney, state judge and state Republican chairman has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to a tax fraud conspiracy, federal prosecutors in Raleigh, N.C., said Wednesday. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:07:26 GMT)

Change in process approved in attorney search
The Phillipsburg Board of Education decided to break with tradition and interview candidates for board attorney as a whole, rather than in committee -- a move some board members consider a stall tactic to avoid changing attorneys. The decision was made at the Sept. 25 meeting. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:15:51 GMT)

U.S. attorney prepares to seek legislative records on Bryant
The U.S. Attorney's Office, which is investigating possible connections between state spending directed by Sen. Wayne Bryant (D-Camden) and his private jobs as an attorney and professor, has discussed subpoenaing Statehouse records with the Legislature's top lawyers. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:51:38 GMT)

Pomeroy challenges incumbent Lambert for Gallatin County attorney
The race for Gallatin County attorney pits an incumbent who has had the job for 10 years against a man who claims he can do better. Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert, 51, a Republican, is being challenged by attorney Derik Pomeroy, 45, a Democrat. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:54:46 GMT)

Anti-Doyle ad to reappear over attorney's objections
MADISON — An attack ad that an attorney supporting Gov. Jim Doyle said contains ``blatant lies'' and tried to remove from the air will be back on at least one television station Friday, the spokesman for the group paying for the spot said. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:13:54 GMT)

E. coli attorney hired
A Seattle attorney who has gained national notoriety for filing suits in the Jack in the Box outbreak of E. coli, and now the recent spinach outbreak, says he has taken the case of a Utah County father who says an E. coli infection brought on by spinach has put his son in intensive care. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:16:56 GMT)

Horton's lawyer questions charge
The lawyer for Anthony Horton, the convicted killer of New York State Trooper Andrew J. Sperr, is questioning whether the most serious charge against Horton is constitutional. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:29:00 GMT)

Accusations fly at county state's attorney debate
The Anne Arundel County state's attorney and his challenger sharply criticized each other at their first debate, with Frank R. Weathersbee saying David W. Fischer is pursuing the job only as a steppingstone to higher office and Fischer contending that Weathersbee's leadership is failing the public. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:40:56 GMT)

On 2nd try, lawmaker a lawyer
All the studying Rep. Joe Stengel did the past couple of years to become a lawyer has paid off. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:59:45 GMT)

Hicks' mental condition slipping: lawyer
The mental health of Australian terror suspect David Hicks has deteriorated further, and the Adelaide man is now unwilling to speak with consular officials, his lawyer says. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:25:07 GMT)

Lawyer for Entwistle contests DNA sample
The lawyer for a Hopkinton man accused of fatally shooting his wife and infant daughter asked a Middlesex Superior Court judge yesterday to dismiss the murder charges against his client, arguing that the DNA match prosecutors used to obtain an arrest warrant for Neil Entwistle is indirect and faulty. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:32:13 GMT)

Attorney: Garlic Queen Murder Suspect Won't Be Executed
Gilroy - David Vincent Reyes could face a lengthy prison sentence, but he won't be executed, said assistant district attorney David Tomkins. Under California state law, a crime must meet at least one of 22 specific requirements to merit a death sentence. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:01:23 GMT)

Ex-lawyer found dead
A 58-year-old ex-lawyer was found dead in a puddle early Thursday, apparently struck by a vehicle as he was on an errand. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:54:15 GMT)

Lawyer urges Hicks release under control order
The Australian lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says the Federal Government should arrange for his client to be brought home and monitored under a control order. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:54:56 GMT)

Lawyer: Where did investors' money go?
A bankruptcy judge considers hiring a forensic accountant to look into a condo converter's finances. The lawyer for a bankrupt Kissimmee company wants a forensic-accounting specialist to trace millions of dollars invested in the company, which was in the midst of a condominium conversion in southwest Orlando when it sought protection from creditors. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:07:08 GMT)

CAMPAIGN 2006: Attorney General / Bullet and photos of slain boys used as props in feisty debate / Words also abound as
In a lively debate Thursday, one candidate for attorney general pulled out a bullet and placed it on the conference table while his rival displayed the photos of numerous teenage boys raped and killed by a serial killer in 1979-80. The debate between... (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:36:21 GMT)

Attorney: Parents of Bride Puzzled By Kidnapping Charges
SALT LAKE CITY, Colo. -- The Utah parents accused of kidnapping their 21-year-old daughter to prevent her from getting married are "puzzled and scared" by the case, an attorney said Thursday. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:41:09 GMT)

Gov’t lawyer in Subic rape blasts colleagues
A GOVERNMENT lawyer on Friday accused her fellow prosecutors of hushing up their decision to forego the panel’s rebuttal of evidence as hearings of the Subic rape case ended. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:49:13 GMT)

State's Attorney's Office wants your input on area's gangs
By Kate Leckie News-Post Staff FREDERICK -- The Frederick County State's Attorney's Office is seeking public input on the scope of gang-related issues in the county. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:01:16 GMT)

Govt lawyer, two others join NMI Bar
A government lawyer and two other successful CNMI Bar applicants were sworn in yesterday in the Commonwealth Supreme Court. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:01:50 GMT)

Troopers Probe Ex-Attorney's Death
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a former attorney found under Interstate 71 on Thursday morning. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:36:23 GMT)

Sparks Residents Demand City Attorney be Recalled in Wake of Lazy Eight
The debate over the controversial Lazy Eight casino continued Wednesday, after three Sparks residents filed a notice of intent to petition City Attorney Chet Adams be recalled. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:14:33 GMT)

Attorney defends insanity defense, protests mental illness stigma
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. An attorney who helped defend a Houston woman who drowned her five children spoke at a mental health conference in Oklahoma. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:00:31 GMT)

Judge says lawyers can depose BP's Browne: lawyer
A U.S. District Court judge in Galveston ruled on Friday that plaintiffs' lawyers can depose BP Plc. Chief Executive John Browne as part of their case against the company for the explosion at its Texas City refinery in 2005, a plaintiffs lawyer said. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:19:48 GMT)

Judge says lawyers can depose BP's Browne -lawyer
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. District Court judge in Galveston ruled on Friday that plaintiffs' lawyers can depose BP Plc. BP.L Chief Executive John Browne as part of their case against the company for the explosion at its Texas City refinery in 2005, a plaintiffs lawyer said. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:41:05 GMT)

Prominent Attorney, Willie Gary, Fights Against Motorola on Behalf of Small Family Business
Prominent attorney Willie Gary, senior partner in the Florida-based law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson and Sperando, P.L., along with partners Robert Parenti, Maria Sperando, C.K. Hoffler, Manuel Socias and associate attorneys Jean Laws-Scott and Marka Fleming are prepared to begin a two-month trial on behalf of their client SPS (Satellite Positioning Systems) (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:13:57 GMT)

Attorney for murder suspect says she will fight charge
The attorney for a suspect in a 10-year-old Anchorage murder says she will vigorously fight the charge. Thirty-three-year-old Michele Linehan, also known as Mechele Hughes, is charged along with an ex-fiance, 49-year-old John Carlin the Third, with killing another of her fiancés, Kent Leppink. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:24:31 GMT)

Attorney's license suspended
A West Chester Twp. attorney convicted of a felony in June has been suspended from practicing law in a case stemming from online sex charges. The Ohio Supreme Court suspended attorney John Robert Andrews, 8310 Princeton-Glendale Road, Aug. 3 for an indefinite period. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:37:27 GMT)

County attorney defends his record, criticizes opponent's
I had hoped that my opponent's campaign for Clark County Attorney would be about issues and the future of Clark County, not mudslinging. But after Tuesday night's political forum - and Wednesday's letter to the editor from his highly paid, out-of-town political consultant - I was proven wrong. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:04:38 GMT)

Defense attorney admits client's guilt in murder case, but not for all charges
The defense attorney for a man accused of killing another man in a popular entertainment area of downtown Minneapolis said his client is guilty, but not guilty of the most serious charges he's facing. Derick D. Holliday, 21, shouldn't be convicted of first- and second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Alan Reitter on March 31 outside Block E, attorney Barry Voss said Friday. Rather, Derick (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:10:14 GMT)

Kentucky soldier who fled to Canada released from Fort Knox, lawyer says
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky soldier who fled to Canada rather than redeploy to Iraq and then surrendered to U.S. military officials earlier this week has been released, his lawyer told a newspaper. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:11:00 GMT)

County attorney stands by ballot question warning
The author of a proposed Santa Clara County land-use measure wants the county attorney to disavow a legal analysis that says the measure could have unintended and significant fiscal impacts on the county. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:14:38 GMT)

Attorney for murder suspect says she will fight charge
The attorney for a suspect in a 10-year-old Anchorage murder says she will vigorously fight the charge. (Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:11:04 GMT)

Hicks lawyer predicts another military commission challenge
ELIZABETH JACKSON: The lawyer for David Hicks has requested he be brought home from Guantanamo Bay and placed under a control order by Christmas. The Federal Government has put its faith in a new military commission, which it hopes will be in place by February next year. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 02:11:59 GMT)

Attorney: Client Innocent Of Charges In Shooting
The man accused of killing an innocent bystander in a popular entertainment area of downtown Minneapolis should not be convicted of the most serious charges against him, a defense attorney argued Friday. More Crime News (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:13:40 GMT)

Sharon Potter Sworn In as Local U.S. Attorney
WHEELING — Sharon Potter was sworn in Friday as the new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, but a formal ceremony will be held at a later date, according to information provided by Potter’s office. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:17:38 GMT)

Shortt’s attorney criticizes prosecutors
CHARLOTTE — Prosecutors let Carolina Panthers players “off the hook” by not charging them, Dr. James Shortt’s attorney wrote in a court brief appealing the physician’s sentence for prescribing steroids and human growth hormone. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:20:12 GMT)

At a glance: Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong
A look at Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong, who is prosecuting three Duke University lacrosse players charged with rape, kidnapping and sexual offense. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:20:46 GMT)

Power firm bats for another rate hike: lawyer
THE Panay Electric Company (Peco), sole power distributor of Iloilo City, is planning to increase their rate, said Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC)-Iloilo Chapter Chairman lawyer Romeo Gerochi. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:29:26 GMT)

Corker says Ford stretching it to say he's lawyer
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bob Corker is criticizing his opponent, Democrat Harold Ford Jr., for claiming to be a lawyer even though he's never passed the bar in Tennessee. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:46:56 GMT)

LIT's power of attorney with 'Today Homes' cancelled
Chandigarh, Oct 6: Less than a month after dissolving Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) over a real estate scam, the Punjab government has cancelled a power of attorney that LIT executed with a private firm for developing a City Center in Ludhiana. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:51:12 GMT)

U.S. Attorney Catches Suspected Oak Park Drug Lord
The U.S. Attorney tells CBS 13 they caught a big fish. Agents say 40-year-old Darrell Summerfield bought, packaged, and shipped powder cocaine for years in Sacramento. They say in Oak Park alone he may have been one of the main suppliers for the entire community. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:06:48 GMT)

Potter named U.S. attorney for Northern District
WHEELING — Sharon L. “Shari” Potter was sworn in Friday as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, the first woman to permanently hold that job. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:12:06 GMT)

Judge removes attorney
Judge Charles Sandoval, of the 380th District Court, removed 25-year-old Kosoul Chanthakoummane's court-appointed attorney because of lack of qualification guidelines on capital murder cases, court officials said. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:26:51 GMT)

New NSB attorney authorized
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- City commissioners approved keeping a new assistant city attorney position in the budget during a special meeting Wednesday. The commission discussed the issue at its Sept. 26 meeting and held off on filling the job until it was determined if the position had to be advertised. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:42:43 GMT)

State attorney general closes Butler investigation
A day after an Orleans Parish grand jury declined to indict former Criminal District Court Clerk Kimberly Williamson Butler on malfeasance charges, the state attorney general's office has closed a separate investigation of Butler, spokeswoman Kris Wartelle said. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:46:06 GMT)

Coryell group taps lawyer to aid appraisal fight
The Coryell Tea Party has retained an Austin lawyer to assist in its local efforts to change how the appraisal district determines property values. The citizens' group also has joined with other counties to expand its reform efforts statewide with a new group called the Texas Tea Party. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:03:29 GMT)

Candidate for county attorney in Bath indicted
Former Bath County Attorney Donald "Champ" Maze, who was effectively elected to another term this spring, was indicted yesterday on federal vote-fraud charges in connection with the May Democratic primary, which he won by 16 votes. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:16:35 GMT)

Lawyer in theft probe is arrested at Sea-Tac
An Edmonds lawyer who is the subject of a widespread theft investigation was arrested Friday at Sea-Tac Airport before she was able to board an airplane bound for California, a Snohomish County deputy prosecutor said. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:37:50 GMT)

Attorney: Parents of bride puzzled by charges
SALT LAKE CITY -- The parents accused of kidnapping their 21-year-old daughter to prevent her from getting married are "puzzled and scared" by the case, an attorney said. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:21:28 GMT)

Quiz capo timing of attorney visit
Reputed Colombo crime boss Alphonse (Allie Boy) Persico was sitting in his lawyer's office on the afternoon that a rival gangster was allegedly murdered on his orders, his attorney testified yesterday. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:24:21 GMT)

2 candidates face off in race for attorney general seat
The Nov. 7 contest for Nevada attorney general features Republican Don Chairez and Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in an election without an incumbent. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:51:00 GMT)

ALLIE BOY'S EX-LAWYER GRILLED
The former lawyer for acting Colombo boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico was grilled by prosecutors yesterday about a meeting he had with his old client that took place the same day a mobster Persico is accused of murdering disappeared. Barry... (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:52:15 GMT)

Rodger Heaton approved as U.S. attorney for district
It's finally official: Rodger Heaton is the U.S. attorney for the central district of Illinois. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:33:51 GMT)

Former Page Set for FBI Interview, Attorney Says
By Nolan Clay, The Daily Oklahoman Oct. 7--Former congressional page Jordan Edmund could talk to the FBI as early as next week, his attorney said Friday. "I have agreed to produce my client for an interview," attorney Stephen Jones said. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:18:46 GMT)

Lawyer claims he was fired for being civil
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A New York lawyer claims in a wrongful termination lawsuit he was singled out by his co-workers for being too nice a person. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:12:03 GMT)

Attorney: Client innocent of serious charges in downtown shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The attorney for a man accused of killing a bystander in downtown Minneapolis says he shouldn't be convicted of the most serious charges against him. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:18:04 GMT)

Fired state's attorney employee gets compensation
BENNINGTON, Vt. -- The former victims' rights advocate in the Bennington County State's Attorney's office has been paid $30,000 to settle a claim she was fired in retaliation for complaining the office had become a "hostile workplace." (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:53:20 GMT)

Attorney Eino Zapata announces for Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3
Local attorney Eino Zapata, Republican, has announced his candidacy for the office of Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3. He has been licensed to practice law in Texas for 33 years since his graduation from St. Mary's School of Law with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence in August of 1973. Attorney Zapata also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southwest Texas State University. (Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:04:18 GMT)

Foley attorney David Roth is go-to guy for Palm Beach elite
David Roth, attorney extraordinaire in Palm Beach County's most notorious cases, had his hands full before his latest client demanded his attention. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:23:56 GMT)

Fury as idea of dyslexic lawyer branded 'bonkers'
A LEADING Scots lawyer has provoked fury by saying that dyslexics should not be allowed to practise law. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:40:32 GMT)

Attorney: club owners says they won’t give up
SEGUIN — The owners of what authorities have branded an illegal strip club are vowing to stay in business, their attorney said. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:08:23 GMT)

California Attorney General Appoints Overseer of Reforms at J. Paul Getty Trust
A 14-month investigation finds a misuse of assets, but the state declines to take civil or criminal action against the former trust president, Barry Munitz. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:11:54 GMT)

Another Attorney on Scrushy Legal Team
MONTGOMERY, Ala., September 29, 2006 --- Another attorney has joined Richard Scrushy's legal team. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 05:22:14 GMT)

Attorney General Considers Investigation of Dothan Police Chief
DOTHAN, Ala. -- Attorney General Troy King said his office will determine within the next few weeks if they need to investigate allegations of ticket-fixing by Dothan Police Chief John Powell. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 05:24:27 GMT)

Lawyer is denied promotion
The Navy lawyer who took the Guantánamo case of Osama bin Laden's driver to the U.S. Supreme Court -- and won -- has been passed over for promotion by the Pentagon and must soon leave the military. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:29:21 GMT)

Guantánamo Navy defense lawyer forced out of Navy
The Navy lawyer who took a Guantnamo case to the U.S. Supreme Court — and won — has been passed over for promotion and must soon leave the military. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:30:16 GMT)

Granite stone unveiled to public Saturday in park to honor late city attorney
Little Brock Becker was only six weeks old when his grandfather, longtime Fairview Heights city attorney Robert "Bob" Becker, died last year. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:06:10 GMT)

Contrast in candidates adds to attorney general contest
SACRAMENTO — Oakland Democrat Jerry Brown, who cemented his reputation as California's most enduring political enigma by running for attorney general, and Republican Chuck Poochigian of Fresno, (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 09:54:20 GMT)

Attorney General asks for fifth reprieve for condemned killer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Attorney General Jim Petro on Friday asked Gov. Bob Taft for a fifth reprieve for a condemned killer to allow more time for DNA testing in the 24-year-old murder of an Ohio postm... (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:02:44 GMT)

Lawyer who helped detainee is forced to retire
The Navy lawyer who took the Guantánamo Bay case of Osama bin Laden's driver to the U.S. Supreme Court -- and won -- has been passed over for promotion by the Pentagon and must soon leave the military. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:02:56 GMT)

Attorney general
Though Democrat Jerry Brown is better known, has more money and has enjoyed a double-digit lead in the polls, a state Senate Republican is making a serious bid to defeat him for the office of state attorney general. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:19:17 GMT)

Saddam lawyers to boycott genocide trial
Saddam Hussein's defence team will continue to boycott his trial on charges of genocide against Iraq's Kurdish minority when it resumes this week, his lead Iraqi lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi said. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:59:41 GMT)

Attorney says confrontation with Davis forced move
As District Judge Rick Davis was being served with papers last month charging him with using his office to carry out vendettas against his enemies, former assistant district attorney Laura Cass was beginning to settle in at her new home in Albuquerque, N.M. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:04:09 GMT)

Attorney: Councilman's MLK graffiti sentence excessive
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - An attorney says the 18-month jail term and 15-hundred dollar fine given a Lafayette city-parish council member for writing Doctor Martin L. King Junior Drive on the council credenza was excessive and illegal. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:28:44 GMT)

Attorney general to take over Laf. bugging case
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Lafayette Parish District Attorney Mike Harson has agreed to allow the state Attorney General's Office to take over the illegal bugging case against former Lafayette Police Chief Randy Hundley. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:31:05 GMT)

The battle for Kansas attorney general
The heated race for Kansas attorney general features two men with unmistakable differences. As they debate each other's priorities, values, records and motives, it isn't hard for voters to distinguish between Republican incumbent Phill Kline and Democratic challenger Paul Morrison. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:34:55 GMT)

Foley lawyer built career on handling tough cases
David Roth, attorney extraordinaire in Palm Beach County's most notorious cases, had his hands full before his latest client demanded his attention. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:51:36 GMT)

Detainee's Navy lawyer forced out of service
NEWARK, N.J. - The Navy lawyer who took the Guantanamo case of Osama bin Laden's driver to the U.S. Supreme Court - and won - has been passed over for promotion by the Pentagon and soon must leave the military. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:10:59 GMT)

Slain journalist’s lawyer Slain journalist’s lawyer
Several days after successfully convicting three of her client’s killers, the lawyer of murdered journalist Marlene Esperat yesterday claimed having received death threats, supposedly from the masterminds. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:12:00 GMT)

Another Attorney on Scrushy Legal Team
MONTGOMERY, Ala., September 29, 2006 --- Another attorney has joined Richard Scrushy's legal team. (Sun, 08 Oct 2006 15:19:57 GMT)