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Lawyer: Terror-Case Client Is 'Terminally Ill'

When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure
And the week after that. “Our lawyers were getting the same problem referred over and over in a short period of time,” said Elaine Fink, who is the co-leader of Child HeLP. “They looked at the map — they were all in the same neighborhood. They looked ...
(Jul 18, 2014, New York Times (blog))
Top GM lawyer's dismissal pushed
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Thursday demanded General Motors fire its chief lawyer and open its compensation plan to more potential victims as a Senate subcommittee delved deeper into GM's mishandling of the recall of small cars with defective ...
(Jul 18, 2014, Tribune-Review)
Kirkland & Ellis Adds Skadden Tax Lawyer: Business of Law
Tax lawyer Dean S. Shulman joined Kirkland & Ellis LLP's New York office from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. “Dean is a top-of-market tax lawyer with a perfect blend of intellect, experience and energy that complements and bolsters our ...
(Jul 18, 2014, Bloomberg)
Warwick lawyer gets 30 months of home confinement in elderly embezzlement ...

Lawyer says DA violated gag order in Ovalles case
WILKES-BARRE — The lawyer for a city homicide suspect and the Luzerne County District Attorney's office engaged in a heated war of words Thursday over whether remarks by DA Stefanie Salavantis violated a judicial gag order in the case. Peter J. Moses ...
(Jul 18, 2014, Wilkes Barre Times-Leader)
Senators want GM to fire top lawyer
Washington - Lawmakers on Thursday demanded General Motors fire its chief lawyer and open its compensation plan to more potential victims as a Senate subcommittee delved deeper into GM's mishandling of the recall of small cars with defective ignition ...
(Jul 18, 2014, TheDay.com)
Miami lawyer convicted of looting trust fund avoids prison time in judge's ...

Accused Traverse City murder-for-hire lawyer backpedals on plan to defend ... - The Grand Rapids Press
Accused Traverse City murder-for-hire lawyer backpedals on plan to defend ...
(Jul 18, 2014, MLive.com)
IPSO lawyer says civil rights lawsuit is without merit
Stansbury's lawyer, Harold Register, claims his client's Fourth and 14th Amendments were violated by “illegally and unlawfully” arresting the two without probable cause. He said his client continues to suffer nightmares and panic attacks as a result of ...
(Jul 18, 2014, The Daily Iberian)
Lawyer: Pats delivered 34 texts, not pages

Lawyer: Unclear Where Casey Kasem's Body Is
A judge has granted Casey Kasem's daughter a temporary restraining order preventing the famous radio host's wife from cremating his remains, but it's unclear where those remains are or whether they've already been disposed of. A lawyer for Kasem's ...
(Jul 19, 2014, ABC News)
Lawyer: Clippers Sale Could Miss August Deadline

Lawyer for prospective buyer Steve Ballmer says Sterling's delays may doom ...
Lawyer for prospective buyer Steve Ballmer says Sterling's delays may doom ...
(Jul 19, 2014, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Questions on Funding for Lawyer in Terror Case

Domitrovich lawyer wants more time
One of Domitrovich's lawyers, Leonard Ambrose, filed a request Thursday in the Court of Judicial Discipline in Harrisburg seeking more time to respond to the suspension request and the allegations against Domitrovich. Ambrose said he needed an ...
(Jul 19, 2014, GoErie.com)
Slain bank robbery hostage's family lawyer seeks police chase records
Michael Platt, a lawyer for the family, made no reference to potential litigation against Stockton police or the other agencies involved in Wednesday's dramatic chase across three cities in San Joaquin County, but said the way in which Misty Jean Holt ...
(Jul 19, 2014, Los Angeles Times)
Lawyer: Unclear where Casey Kasem's body is

Senators Call On GM CEO To Fire Top Lawyer

Kluwe's lawyer recently argued to keep report private

Lawyer: Unclear where Casey Kasem's remains are

Lawyer: 34 texts between Belichick and Hernandez
BOSTON (AP) -- The New England Patriots' attorney says 34 text messages between coach Bill Belichick and former tight end Aaron Hernandez were provided to Massachusetts prosecutors investigating a 2013 killing in which Hernandez is charged. Andrew ...
(Jul 20, 2014, Yahoo Sports)
In Hillsborough judge's race, legendary lawyer's son squares off against ...

Lawyer says Clippers sale could miss deadline
LOS ANGELES -- A lawyer for the man offering to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion told a judge Friday that Donald Sterling's stalling tactics are threatening to doom the sale by pushing it past a contractual deadline. At a hearing to set ...
(Jul 20, 2014, SunHerald.com)
Law Review: Nightmare finally ends for a lawyer wrongly linked to Scarfo

Centenarian lawyer Murray Shusterman's secret: Keep going

Canker-case lawyer wants more
The leaves of a Hamlin orange infected with citrus canker. (Photo: Special to the news-press). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. The attorney for Lee County residents awarded nearly $8 million in compensation for trees destroyed in a ...
(Jul 20, 2014, The News-Press)
Lawyer: Los Angeles Clippers sale could miss August deadline

Lawyer: Location of Casey Kasem's body unclear
A lawyer for Kasem's daughter Kerri Kasem said Friday that when he went to give a Tacoma funeral home a copy of the restraining order, he was informed it no longer had the remains. "They said they could not disclose where he had gone or where he would ...
(Jul 20, 2014, Las Vegas Sun)
Barra Is Protecting GM Top Lawyer Millikin -- But Should She Be?

Players' lawyer discusses NFL concussion settlement
HADDONFIELD – New Jersey lawyer Craig Mitnick represents about 1,400 players in the NFL concussion lawsuit, from ex-quarterbacks Mark Rypien and Jeff Hostetler to practice squad unknowns. Some of his clients suffer from Alzheimer's or Parkinson's ...
(Jul 20, 2014, Cherry Hill Courier Post)
Microsoft's Top Lawyer Is the Tech World's Envoy

In Transit: Lawyer's Metro-North commute never dull
Many mornings attorney Ashleigh Paige winds up rushing through the White Plains station to catch her Metro-North train. Loading… Post to Facebook. In Transit: Lawyer's Metro-North commute never dull Many mornings attorney Ashleigh Paige winds up ...
(Jul 21, 2014, The Journal News / Lohud.com)
Anti-casino lawyer's license suspended for co-mingling funds
The gloves are off in the competition over who gets to open a casino north of the Big Apple. A civil-rights lawyer has filed a lawsuit to block the operator of the Aqueduct slots parlor from opening a massive Sterling Forest resort casino in Tuxedo ...
(Jul 21, 2014, New York Post)
Lawyer: Unclear where Casey Kasem's body is

In Clippers court case, octogenarian lawyer relishes the ruckus

Lawyer says Supreme Court ruling in state descrimination case has some positives
“It's funny when you read an opinion like this you think, 'well maybe the lawyers should have taken a different tactic is that what they are telling them?',” Newkirk says. “But I think that the answer is, noone would have predicted not even myself ...
(Jul 21, 2014, KMAland)
Jailed Tajik Opposition Leader's Lawyer Detained
Tajikistan's Anticorruption Agency told RFE/RL that Shukhrat Qudratov was detained on July 21 on bribe-related charges. No further details were available. Qudratov is the second lawyer for Saidov to be detained by Tajik authorities. In March, Saidov ...
(Jul 21, 2014, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty)
High-profile Pa. lawyer Edgar Snyder engaged in messy divorce: His own
Out of Pittsburgh comes a story that reminds us that even lawyers need good lawyers. According to TribLive.com, prominent Pittsburgh personal-injury attorney Edgar Snyder, who pitches his legal services in statewide TV ads, is engaged in a messy ...
(Jul 21, 2014, Patriot-News)
Lawyer Smacks Judge Repeatedly With Flyswatter

Lawyer Can't Drop Client Who Has Death Wish

Lawyer: Pelvic exam pics cost Hopkins $190 million
It all but closes a case that never produced criminal charges but threatened the reputation of one of the world's leading medical institutions and, according to lawyers, traumatized thousands of women, even though their faces were not visible in the ...
(Jul 21, 2014, Washington Times)
Lawyer says Kluwe lawsuit is coming Wednesday

Sterling CFO testifies Clippers sale must go through to avoid default

Lawyer's Crowning Achievement Comes From Focus On Posture, Not Posturing

Judge likely to grant request from lawyer for ex-Gopher quarterback for victim ...
Judge likely to grant request from lawyer for ex-Gopher quarterback for victim ...
(Jul 21, 2014, Fox News)
Charges may be re-filed against lawyer in shooting case
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- The DA says she expects to re-file charges against an Albuquerque attorney shown on video shooting a homeless man. Monday, Defense attorney Chip Venie spoke out saying he wants his name cleared in what he calls a bogus ...
(Jul 22, 2014, KRQE News 13)
Crime Scene: Grenade missed sign of cop killing to come, lawyer says
A Yonkers lawyer, John Romano, said he represented Gonzales' landlord and was in Hastings Village Court three years before the shooting. When Gonzales' case was called, Romano said, Gonzales stood before the judge, pulled a grenade from his pocket ...
(Jul 22, 2014, The Journal News / Lohud.com)
House GOP Demands FDA Explain Plaintiffs-Lawyer Lobbying

Lawyer: UK Officials 'Dodging' Accountability On Rendition, Torture
