Legal News 04/2015 (Page 6)
Jameis Winston's Lawyer Calls Sex Assault Lawsuit A “Stunt”
Quarterback Jameis Winston #5 of the Florida State Seminoles looks on during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, ...
(Apr 20, 2015, CBS Local)
Why Every Lawyer Should Be Practicing Mindfulness (Part I)
Every lawyer should be practicing mindfulness. Aside from the obvious argument that lawyers should be practicing mindfulness because everyone else is doing it, I'll outline five different reasons for why lawyers in particular should be practicing ...
(Apr 20, 2015, Above the Law)
Lawyer raises pressure on Board of Teaching to comply with state law
Over the last four years, a Faegre Baker Daniels associate by the name of Rhyddid Watkins has unwittingly become the go-to attorney for teachers with successful track records elsewhere who are rebuffed by Minnesota's licensing apparatus. Watkins, whose ...
(Apr 20, 2015, MinnPost)
PART 2: Lawyer for Pakistani Scientist & Terror Suspect Aafia Siddiqui Asks if ...
PART 2: Lawyer for Pakistani Scientist & Terror Suspect Aafia Siddiqui Asks if ...
(Apr 20, 2015, Democracy Now! (blog))
Lawyer Tells Washington Post Its Reporter Jailed in Iran Faces 4 Charges ...
Lawyer Tells Washington Post Its Reporter Jailed in Iran Faces 4 Charges ...
(Apr 20, 2015, ABC News)
Lawyer: Washington Post Reporter in Iran Faces 4 Charges
A lawyer says a Washington Post reporter jailed in Iran faces four charges, including an espionage charge. Lawyer Leilah Ahsan, who represents reporter Jason Rezaian, told the Post on Monday that the correspondent also faces charges of "conducting ...
(Apr 20, 2015, ABC News)
Lawyer Charged with Fraud in Snyder County
MIDDLEBURG — An update to an Action 16 investigative report concerning an attorney accused of forging a judge's name on a court settlement. Stephen Ellwood is charged with a single count of fraud, and pleaded not guilty Monday morning. The lawyer ...
(Apr 20, 2015, wnep.com)
Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter Held in Iran, Faces 4 Charges ...
Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter Held in Iran, Faces 4 Charges ...
(Apr 20, 2015, New York Times)
Tulsa sheriff, lawyer for slain man's family disagree on whether 73-year-old ...
Tulsa sheriff, lawyer for slain man's family disagree on whether 73-year-old ...
(Apr 20, 2015, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
A 'good day' for lawyer who fought against drug war
James Gierach sounded almost giddy when I telephoned him Monday to get his reaction to Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's announcement that she would no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases and would refer non-violent felony ...
(Apr 20, 2015, Chicago Tribune)
Bobby Brown's Lawyer: Bobbi Kristina Brown Has Opened Eyes
Bobby Brown's lawyer issued a statement Monday saying the singer's daughter has "opened her eyes" nearly three months after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home. Attorney Christopher Brown said he issued the statement to clarify ...
(Apr 21, 2015, ABC News)
Scott Lawyer and Azeem Victor are filling some big holes at linebacker for UW ...
Scott Lawyer and Azeem Victor are filling some big holes at linebacker for UW ...
(Apr 21, 2015, The Seattle Times (registration))
Steven Donziger, Chevron case lawyer, welcomed by colleges despite fraud ...
Steven Donziger, Chevron case lawyer, welcomed by colleges despite fraud ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Washington Times)
Lawyer: No Answer on Why Man Who Died in Custody Was Stopped
The lawyer for the family of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of spinal injuries he sustained during an arrest in Baltimore, said he believes the police had no reason to stop the man in the first place. Gray, 25, was arrested on April 12 after police ...
(Apr 21, 2015, ABC News)
Prognosis unclear for daughter of late singer Whitney Houston: lawyer
(Reuters) - Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston who was hospitalized in January after being found unresponsive in her bathtub, is expected to live a long life but her prognosis remains unclear, an attorney for her ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Reuters)
Lawyer: No answer on why Baltimore man who died in custody was stopped
BALTIMORE • The lawyer for the family of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of spinal injuries he sustained during an arrest in Baltimore, said he believes the police had no reason to stop the man in the first place. Gray, 25, was arrested on April 12 ...
(Apr 21, 2015, STLtoday.com)
Lawyer defending Utah equality ban warns: Gays will cause 900000 abortions if ...
Lawyer defending Utah equality ban warns: Gays will cause 900000 abortions if ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Raw Story)
Pat Bombard gets assigned lawyer on charges he stole from Skaneateles ...
Pat Bombard gets assigned lawyer on charges he stole from Skaneateles ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Syracuse.com)
Lawyer Of Freddie Gray's Family On The Verge Of Asking For Federal Investigation
Gray family attorney Billy Murphy says he is on the verge of calling for a Justice Department investigation into this case. (WBAL TV). Billy Murphy, the local attorney who is representing the family of Freddie Gray says he is on the verge of calling ...
(Apr 21, 2015, WBAL Radio)
Lawyer: Unclear why Md. man who died in custody was stopped
BALTIMORE — The lawyer for the family of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of spinal injuries during an arrest in Baltimore, said he believes the police had no reason to stop the man in the first place. Gray, 25, was arrested on April 12 after police ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Police News)
Lawyer found guilty of conspiracy in N.J. railroad bribery scheme
Ernest Dubose, 34, a New York lawyer who formerly lived in Boston, Mass., was found guilty late Monday by a Morris County jury of conspiracy, official misconduct, bribery in official and political matters, attempted theft by deception and false ...
(Apr 21, 2015, NJ.com)
Lawyer: Heather Capital Founder 'Acted Fully in Good Faith'
A lawyer for Gregory King, founder of the $600 million hedge fund Heather Capital, says Mr. King “acted fully in good faith” during his involvement with the fund, whose collapse during the credit crisis cost investors every cent. Police in Scotland ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Wall Street Journal)
Conservative Lawyer Gene Schaerr Argues That Marriage Equality Will Lead To ...
Conservative Lawyer Gene Schaerr Argues That Marriage Equality Will Lead To ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Huffington Post)
Fired L'Oreal Lawyer Says Company Patent Push Was Only Cosmetic
A lawyer formerly in charge of applying for patents in cosmetics company L'Oreal SA's U.S. office claims he was fired in December for refusing to make filings for dubious inventions just so the company could fill an annual quota. Steven Trzaska said in ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Bloomberg)
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Hires Veteran Corporate Lawyer
Boies, Schiller & Flexner said on Tuesday that it has hired veteran corporate attorney Dev R. Sen as a partner in its New York office. Sen has advised AIG Investments, the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp, and Noble Environmental Power ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Bloomberg Big Law Business)
Lawyer: First Amendment protects teen accused of trying to join terrorists
Khan is next expected in court May 7, when his lawyers could argue with prosecutors over his release. In a brief appearance Tuesday, Tharp gave prosecutors until early June to respond to Durkin's other arguments — including the request to throw out ...
(Apr 21, 2015, Chicago Sun-Times)
Lawyer asks rebidding of four upstate casino sites
A law firm that represented one of the failed casino license applicants has written to state Gaming Commission Chairman Mark Gearan urging him to reopen the bidding process for four upstate casinos. Michelle Merola contends in a 12-page letter that ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Albany Times Union)
EXCLUSIVE: Political spending by state's trial lawyers jumps 27% in 2014 over ...
EXCLUSIVE: Political spending by state's trial lawyers jumps 27% in 2014 over ...
(Apr 22, 2015, New York Daily News)
Henry Hart III, 65, lawyer
Henry Hart III, 65, of West Mount Airy, a lawyer, father, and public servant, died Saturday, April 18, at his home after a three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. "I am heartbroken, especially as I watch my kids grieve for their Dad ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Philly.com)
L'Oreal Lawyer Claims He Was Fired Over Patent
A lawyer formerly in charge of applying for patents in cosmetics company L'Oreal SA's U.S. office claims he was fired in December for refusing to make filings for dubious inventions just so the company could fill an annual quota. Steven Trzaska said in ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Bloomberg Big Law Business)
Police sergeant removed from detective bureau for supporting defense theory ...
Police sergeant removed from detective bureau for supporting defense theory ...
(Apr 22, 2015, MLive.com)
Protecting charitable assets of Metro Health part of state review, lawyer says
WYOMING, MI – Protecting Metro Health's estimated $50 million in charitable assets is one of the reasons Michigan's attorney general is reviewing the proposed sale involving the hospital, a local attorney says. The public will be given a chance to ...
(Apr 22, 2015, MLive.com)
Lawyer says alleged Hingham 'upskirting' may not have been illegal
Lawyer Anthony Ellison made the comments Tuesday after his client, Terrelle A. Skerrette, 28, was arraigned on charges of photographing someone's sexual or intimate body parts without consent, accosting or annoying someone of the opposite sex and ...
(Apr 22, 2015, WCVB Boston)
This Chinese feminist wants to be the country's first openly gay lawyer, and ...
This Chinese feminist wants to be the country's first openly gay lawyer, and ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Washington Post)
Lawyer in teen suicide case wants Bristol DA's office removed
The lawyer for a Plainville teen accused of coaxing a friend into killing himself last summer will argue in court tomorrow that the Bristol District Attorney's Office should hand the case to another county's district attorney — contending that Bristol ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Boston Herald)
True Or False: We Need The Bar Exam To Ensure Lawyer Competence
That is exactly what Erica Moeser, president of the National Conference of Bar Examiners told New York Times writer Elizabeth Olson for her March 19 article “Bar Exam, the Standard to Become a Lawyer, Comes Under Fire.” Moeser declared that the bar ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Forbes)
Hinckley's lawyer argues he's 'clinically ready' to leave mental hospital
John Hinckley Jr. has been in “full and stable remission” for more than two decades, his lawyer Barry Levine argued. Prosecutor Colleen Kennedy argued to the contrary, saying more restrictions and conditions are needed to keep both Hinckley and others ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Chicago Sun-Times)
Azerbaijan: Human Rights Lawyer Convicted
(Berlin) – A court in Azerbaijan on April 22, 2015, sentenced Intigam Aliyev, Azerbaijan's leading human rights lawyer, to seven years and six months in prison on bogus charges, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately release ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Human Rights Watch)
Former Goldman Programmer Didn't Break Law, His Lawyer Tells Jurors
Sergey Aleynikov, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. programmer, may have done something wrong when he took bits of the investment bank's high frequency trading code but he didn't break the law, his lawyer told jurors Wednesday. While Mr. Aleynikov ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Nasdaq)
US bailout of AIG in 2008 was 'punitive,' ex-CEO's lawyer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government was "punitive" in its bailout of American International Group Inc in 2008, a lawyer for the company's former chief executive argued during closing arguments of a trial that may impact how much flexibility ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Reuters)
U.S bailout of AIG in 2008 was 'punitive,' ex-CEO's lawyer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government was "punitive" in its bailout of American International Group Inc in 2008, a lawyer for the company's former chief executive argued during closing arguments of a trial that may impact how much flexibility ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Business Insider)
Inmate to stand trial next week for lawyer assault
Jabot has been charged with second-degree assault for punching and knocking unconscious lawyer Garfield Raymond in Washington County Jail last April 29. Raymond was representing Jabot in a parole violation case, and Jabot became upset when ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Glens Falls Post-Star)
Lawyer Dates Daughter's Roommate, Gets Disbarred
It is about the unrequited love of a young co-ed — the Indiana Supreme Court opinion is silent on whether or not she possessed 9/10 pants and/or a very big bra — but instead of a lovesick hip-hop artist, we have a 40-something lawyer jilted by his ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Above the Law)
FBI catches former Coralville lawyer on the run since 2010
The FBI said two years ago — when it went public with information about Bjorklund to ask for the public's help in finding him — that the former lawyer hadn't been seen at his last known address in Coralville since his indictment, and was likely in ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Iowa City Press Citizen)
First Draft | Hillary Clinton's Lawyer Says No Need for Private Interview in ...
First Draft | Hillary Clinton's Lawyer Says No Need for Private Interview in ...
(Apr 22, 2015, New York Times)
Menendez Lawyer Could Seek Venue Change for Corruption Trial
A lawyer representing indicted Sen. Robert Menendez told a judge Wednesday he is considering filing a motion to have the upcoming corruption trial moved out of New Jersey and possibly to Florida, where the investigation into Menendez's relationship ...
(Apr 22, 2015, ABC News)
When The SEC Pays Your Lawyer For Informing On You, Is That A Good Thing?
Some lawyers, as well as the influential New York County Lawyers' Association, think not. By paying the very people whose job it is to make sure a company is complying with the law for information about whether they're breaking it, the government is ...
(Apr 22, 2015, Forbes)
Lawyer for former Cuyahoga County, Cleveland schools official, disputes ...
Lawyer for former Cuyahoga County, Cleveland schools official, disputes ...
(Apr 22, 2015, cleveland.com)
Baltimore police did not need 'probable cause' to arrest Freddie Gray: lawyer
A lawyer for the Baltimore police union Wednesday defended the arrest of a black man who died of a severed spinal cord, an injury suffered while in police custody. Freddie Gray, 25, suffered the catastrophic injury under mysterious circumstances ...
(Apr 23, 2015, New York Daily News)
Sanchez requests new lawyer
Calls to his lawyers after hours went unanswered. Sanchez is currently being represented by two court-appointed attorneys, which is customary in a large-scale case. Tom Bartleson of the State Public Defender's Office was appointed lead attorney earlier ...
(Apr 23, 2015, Great Falls Tribune)