Updated 11:46 am PDT, Tuesday, September 1, 2020 TAYLORTOWN, La. (AP) — A private attorney who crashed a sport utility vehicle belonging to a northwest Louisiana prosecutor’s office didn’t tell deputies how it ended up submerged in a bayou or why he left the scene of the accident. KTBS-TV reports that […]
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Top lawyer with NYC Board of Elections eyed in sexual harassment probe: source
© Linkedin NYC Board of Elections General Counsel Steve Richman A top NYC Board of Elections lawyer is being probed for sexual harassment, a source with knowledge of the situation revealed. Steven Richman, who serves as a city Board of Elections general counsel, faces probes from both the city Department […]
Lawyer: Plea offer tried to link Breonna Taylor to drug ring
LOUISVILLE, Ky. A lawyer for Breonna Taylor’s family said prosecutors offered a plea deal to an accused drug trafficker that would have forced him to implicate Taylor in criminal activity after her killing by police had pushed her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race. Louisville’s top […]
Lawyer: Plea offers implicated Breonna Taylor in drug ring
Louisville’s top prosecutor Tom Wine acknowledged the existence of the document but says it was part of preliminary plea negotiations. A lawyer for Breonna Taylor’s family said a plea deal was offered to an accused drug trafficker that would have forced him to implicate Taylor, who was killed by police […]
Halle Berry wants to be her own lawyer | People
Halle Berry wants to act as her own lawyer in her divorce case. The ‘Catwoman’ star has filed papers to confirm she would like to represent herself as she heads to court to divorce her ex Olivier Martinez. Halle previously had Marina Zakiyan Beck representing her, but the change was […]
Rhea Chakraborty is Playing Double Game, Didn’t Even Offer Condolences to Family
© Taru Bhatia | India.com Entertainment Desk Photo Credit: Instagram/@rhea_chakraborty Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: With the Special Investigation Team of the CBI going out all guns blazing against all possible angles in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, senior advocate Vikas Singh representing the late actor’s family, slammed Rhea Chakraborty […]
Epstein Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Donated to Katherine Fernandez Rundle
When Alan Dershowitz’s name pops up in a news headline or on social media, you never know what you’re going to get. Is Dershowitz, the high-profile defense attorney who helped secure a non-prosecution agreement for the late millionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that the age of consent is too […]
Pakistan: Female lawyer abducted, raped for four days, advisor says Imran Khan has taken notice after video causes outrage online
#JusticeforNasreenAdvocate trends online after a video from Okara so a female lawyer who got abducted and raped circulated online. Image Credit: Twitter Pakistani tweeps are demanding #JusticeforNasreenAdvocate after a female lawyer was reportedly abducted and raped by three men in the district of Okara, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, on August […]
Mladic Lawyer Says He’s Unfit For Genocide Appeal
A lawyer for former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic told a UN court on August 25 that he was at risk of a “miscarriage of justice” because he was mentally unfit to take part in an appeal hearing on his life sentence for genocide. Mladic has challenged his 2017 […]
A Local Lawyer is Creating Trendy Grazing Boards as a Side Hustle
Courtesy of CheezMDInstagram is packed with grazing boards—swank spreads of eye-catching cheese, charcuterie, and accoutrements arranged with artistic precision. For years, Melissa Shear would put together these snack platters when she went to someone’s house for dinner or a holiday. “Everyone has their signature dish that they make,” she says. […]
Panel questions whether lawyer has a ‘fully functioning ethical compass’
Home Daily News Panel questions whether lawyer has a ‘fully… Ethics By Debra Cassens Weiss August 24, 2020, 1:40 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. A panel of three judges has ordered the federal court suspension of a criminal defense lawyer after a federal magistrate judge concluded she lied about sending […]
When a lawyer goes silent, you may need to go to the bar
Q My husband passed away in October 2019. The attorney who wrote our wills started the probate proceedings a few weeks later. I also requested some changes to my will in March. The last email communication I had with her was June 18. She hasn’t answered any of my email […]
Check Out Pennsylvania Law Firm: Different Areas of Legal Practice
When it comes to legal studies, you should know that you could choose different areas of legal practice. At the same time, you will find other lists of different law areas that you can choose to study or to hire based on your preferences and needs. We recommend you check […]
Angelina Jolie’s Lawyer Responds To Brad Pitt’s Opposition To Change Judge In Divorce Case
KEY POINTS Angelina Jolie’s lawyer said their request to change judge in her and Brad Pitt’s divorce case is for a fair trial Pitt wanted Jolie’s request to change the judge overseeing their divorce be denied Jolie wanted to change the judge because she wasn’t winning the custody battle, one […]
Meyer Wilson Partners Named to 2021 Best Lawyers, Ohio Attorney David Meyer Named Lawyer of the Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — David P. Meyer and Matthew R. Wilson have built Ohio-based Meyer Wilson into one of the country’s most recognizable and respected civil trial practices for complex class actions, mass torts, and investor claims over fraud and misconduct. Meyer Wilson logo (PRNewsfoto/Meyer Wilson) More […]
Report: Chinese rights lawyer has his license revoked
Aug. 21 (UPI) — A Chinese human rights lawyer who was arrested in 2015 in a nationwide crackdown has had his license confiscated after a career of defending political dissidents. Xie Yang, one of more than 200 people who were detained in 2015, has had his license revoked by the […]
Judge Allows Ex-Ohio House Speaker More Time to Find Lawyer | Political News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The former speaker of the Ohio House can take more time to find a permanent lawyer to defend him against a charge related to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Republican Rep. Larry Householder and four others are accused of shepherding […]
House Ethics Committee Says Republican Congressman Broke Rules, Not Law In Tweet At Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has avoided any real punishment for his tweet last year that took aim at the former attorney to President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, before he was said to speak in front of Congress. “Hey @MichaelCohen212 – Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe […]
Indian Lawyer, Convicted by Supreme Court Over Tweets, Faces Deadline | World News
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One of India’s most prominent lawyers faces a Monday deadline to apologise to the Supreme Court or risk jail in a case testing the judiciary’s openness to criticism and sparking a debate on freedom of speech in the world’s largest […]
Does Common Law Marriage Still Exist in California? Yes and No.
Does common law marriage still exist in California? The answer is yes and no. It’s a good question and one that is the subject of misunderstanding. We have heard or read others say that California never recognizes any type of common law marriage in any situation or other statements similar […]