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Lawyer denies report that North Palm Beach police are seeking arrest warrant ...

Lawyer: audio of 2012 SC sheriff candidate altered
WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer for a former U.S. Secret Service agent arrested as he ran for Oconee County sheriff says he'll ask for dismissal after learning a key audio recording has been altered. The Anderson Independent Mail reports ...
(Mar 9, 2013, San Francisco Chronicle)
Lawyer: Audio Of 2012 SC Sheriff Candidate Altered
A lawyer for a former U.S. Secret Service agent arrested as he ran for Oconee County sheriff says he'll ask for dismissal after learning a key audio recording has been altered. The Anderson Independent Mail reports ( (link) 10sifAW ) the attorney ...
(Mar 9, 2013, News Channel 7)
Lawyer: Israel wants to end hunger strike

Reports: Obama to choose civil rights lawyer for Labor secretary
Reports: Obama picks civil rights lawyer for Labor secretary. By Ben Geman - 03/09/13 05:06 PM ET. Tweet. President Obama plans to nominate Thomas Perez, who heads Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, to become the next secretary of Labor, ...
(Mar 9, 2013, The Hill (blog))
But Humphrey says “this is litigation about revenge.”

Criminal charge against lawyer took a long, winding road
Only recently was a criminal charge filed in Hillsborough Circuit Court, and it wasn't filed by Hillsborough prosecutors. At a cost of $10,000, McCoy hired a lawyer to investigate the dropped case, he said. That lawyer asked the office to step aside ...
(Mar 10, 2013, Tampabay.com)
McCowan's lawyer to sit in interview
VALPARAISO | Attorneys for convicted murderer Dustin McCowan have taken the unusual step of securing the right to attend a court-ordered interview with McCowan to be used when he is sentenced March 28. Defense attorney John Vouga said he or his ...
(Mar 10, 2013, nwitimes.com)
Former ND higher ed lawyer: 'Egomaniacal chancellor' bent on violating open ...
Former ND higher ed lawyer: 'Egomaniacal chancellor' bent on violating open ...
(Mar 10, 2013, Grand Forks Herald)
Lil Kim Sues Lawyer for $1 Million Over Licensing

North Pocono lawyer to become next Friendly Sons president
A North Pocono lawyer will become the next president of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County. Patrick J. Cummings will be installed as presiding officer during the organization's 108th annual gathering Saturday at Genetti Manor in ...
(Mar 10, 2013, Scranton Times-Tribune)
Mark Avsec is a leading rocker and lawyer: My Cleveland
mark-avsec.JPG "I'm a Slovenian kid. I started playing polkas when I was 5. Then I played classical accordion. I played in state contests at the Statler. It was nerve-racking. I finished second in my age group one year and first another," says musician ...
(Mar 10, 2013, Plain Dealer)
McDonald's: Lift Injunction On Lawyer Critical Of Settlement Talk

RI Supreme Court disbars Providence lawyer
The court's disciplinary board took testimony last October on two complaints and recommended that Currier be stripped of his license. The court said that in one case, Currier's representation of a client fell short of the level of skill expected of a ...
(Mar 10, 2013, NECN)
Lakewood police investigate theft at building where lawyer killed

Trial of dead lawyer Sergei Magnitsky to begin in Russia

Delhi gang-rape accused's death was 'murder': lawyer

Arizona Regents lawyer defends decision to halt student-fee collections
Arizona Regents lawyer defends decision to halt student-fee collections. Association is suing board over decision to halt collections. Print Email. 2013-03-11T00:00:00Z Arizona Regents lawyer defends decision to halt student-fee collectionsHoward ...
(Mar 11, 2013, Arizona Daily Star)
URGENT ¥¥¥ Dead Russian lawyer's trial opened, adjourned to March 22
A Moscow court on Monday opened the posthumous tax evasion trial against dead lawyer Sergei Magnitsky but swiftly adjourned the next hearing until March 22 to give the defence more time to prepare. Magnitsky's family is boycotting the trial in protest ...
(Mar 11, 2013, GlobalPost)
Top U.S. lawyer to high court focuses on antitrust, patent cases
Top U.S. lawyer to high court focuses on antitrust, patent cases. 3/11/2013 COMMENTS (0). By Lawrence Hurley. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top advocate before the U.S. Supreme Court is highlighting antitrust and patent cases as ...
(Mar 11, 2013, Thomson Reuters News & Insight)
Bahrain court acquits Shiite rights activist: lawyer
A Bahrain court on Monday acquitted leading Shiite rights activist Yousif al-Muhafda who was on trial for spreading false news, his lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi wrote on his Twitter account. Muhafda, who is the acting deputy head of the local non ...
(Mar 11, 2013, GlobalPost)
Russia adjourns dead lawyer trial to March 22

Lil Kim Sues Lawyer for $1 Million

Mubarak wants Egyptians to rally round Morsi: lawyer
Toppled president Hosni Mubarak, awaiting trial over his role in the deaths of protesters, believes Egyptians should rally around his Islamist successor and end violent protests, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. President Mohamed Morsi, twice jailed by ...
(Mar 11, 2013, GlobalPost)
Criminal Defense Lawyer's Mug Shot Ends Up Next to Own Online Ad After ...
Criminal Defense Lawyer's Mug Shot Ends Up Next to Own Online Ad After ...
(Mar 11, 2013, Gawker)
Sandusky lawyer outlines basis for defense appeals
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- A new filing by Jerry Sandusky's appellate lawyer lists seven grounds for his appeal of a 45-count conviction for child sexual abuse. The document filed Monday is an outline of the claims that the former Penn State assistant ...
(Mar 11, 2013, Yahoo! Sports)
Lawyer: Stephen Baldwin to avoid jail in tax case

Cleared in wife-slay attempt conspiracy, lawyer sues defense counsel for ex ...
Cleared in wife-slay attempt conspiracy, lawyer sues defense counsel for ex ...
(Mar 11, 2013, ABA Journal)
Lawyer facing drug charges can enter diversion program despite added charge

John Kerr, 81, was accomplished actor and lawyer
The actor John Kerr died recently. He was 81. I worked with him in the early 60's. As I recall, he was very soft spoken and rarely, if ever, initiated a conversation. He had been a star on Broadway and also in the movies. What I didn't know and only ...
(Mar 11, 2013, New York Daily News)
NY Terror Lawyer Wants to Exclude Jews from Jury

Annabi's appeal could be rejected if lawyer misses deadline tonight

Lil' Kim Sues Lawyer for $1 Million Over Endorsement Deals and Bad Licensing ...

Lawyer: Settlements reached in Denver runway crash
DENVER — Passengers and crew on a Continental Airlines flight that went off a runway in Denver in 2008 have reached settlements with the Federal Aviation Administration, according to one of the lawyers involved. About 60 people sued, claiming air ...
(Mar 11, 2013, Huffington Post)
Lawyer outlines basis for appeals

Jerry Sandusky's lawyer outlines basis for defense appeals
Jerry Sandusky's lawyer has outlined several 'major claims' in his defense appeals of Sandusky's child sexual abuse conviction. AP. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's "major claims" as he appeals a child ...
(Mar 11, 2013, SI.com)
Jewish Lawyer for Taliban Terrorist Demands Exclusion of Jews from Jury

Lawyer: guilty plea planned in bid-rigging scheme
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorney Brian Capitelli says a former purchasing director for the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office will plead guilty in a bid-rigging scheme. Capitelli and his client, John Sens, said nothing else as they left federal court Monday ...
(Mar 12, 2013, San Francisco Chronicle)
Lawyer in church sex-abuse case locked in bitter divorce battle
Fellow plaintiffs' attorneys voted him as their chief negotiator to speak on behalf of more than 500 people who alleged they had been molested by priests in L.A. For their work, Boucher and other lawyers got about 40% of the settlement. Roberts ...
(Mar 12, 2013, Los Angeles Times)
California Lawyer Makes Bid to Save Lindsay Lohan

Defense Lawyer Association Eschews Discovery Bill
Brandon Biko Reese, who will soon be released after serving a five-year sentence, is enthusiastically welcomed to the front of the room to give a farewell speech. In an effort to "de-gangsterize" inmates, administrators encourage them to dance and ...
(Mar 12, 2013, Texas Tribune)
Lawyer for ex-Staten Islander requests exclusion of Jews from jury in terror trial

Lawyer: 7-figure settlement with FAA on 2008 Denver accident
DENVER (AP) - Passengers and crew on a Continental Airlines flight that went off a runway in Denver in 2008 have reached settlements with the Federal Aviation Administration, according to one of the lawyers involved. About 60 people sued, claiming air ...
(Mar 12, 2013, USA TODAY)
Jones Day lawyer is governor's choice for Detroit manager: report

Lawyer: 2 Bahrain police sentenced to 10 years in protester death

Iran seeks advice from terrorist's lawyer on suing Hollywood over 'Argo ...
Iran seeks advice from terrorist's lawyer on suing Hollywood over 'Argo ...
(Mar 12, 2013, OregonLive.com)
Chrysler bankruptcy lawyer is Detroit manager pick: source

Merck Hid Fosamax's Bone-Weakening Risks, Lawyer Contends
Merck researchers ignored signs that extended use of drugs known as bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax, caused femurs to deteriorate in patients such as Christina Su, said Karen Menzies, one of Su's lawyers, today in opening statements of the trial of ...
(Mar 12, 2013, Bloomberg)
LeAnn Rimes Twitter Lawsuit: Teacher's Lawyer Drops Her, New Attorney Steps In
“Usually a lawyer and client agree to separate and the lawyer doesn't have to ask the court to let him out.” But Radar has learned exclusively that the relationship between lawyer and client broke down quickly and Freundlich's leaving was just a matter ...
(Mar 12, 2013, Radar Online)
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A two-page letter from the lawyer, Lee Levine, to the D.C. attorney general, makes public for the first time how the show's host, David Gregory, says he got hold of the high-capacity ammunition magazine, which even empty is illegal to possess in the ...
(Mar 12, 2013, Washington Post (blog))