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Clemens lawyer attacks key piece of evidence
2012-05-19 10:19:00 Attacking key prosecution evidence, Roger Clemens' lawyer went through the items in a Miller Lite beer can one at a time and tried to cast doubt on the syringes and medical waste allegedly used to inject the famous pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs.
Lawyer tries to put Clemens accuser on trial (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-18 15:55:00 WASHINGTON (AP) Chided by the judge for what he called a confusing and mostly pointless cross-examination, Roger Clemens’ lawyer is finally turning, after 19 hours, to his central accusation: that Brian McNamee doctored physical evidence to frame the former star pitcher.
By: MLB News Blog
John Edwards a 'bad husband,' not a criminal, lawyer argues
2012-05-17 21:23:00 John Edwards was a bad husband who cheated on his wife while she died of cancer, but he never broke the law, his lawyer said in closing arguments today.
Do I need a lawyer, etc. ? (Brooklyn, NY)
2012-05-09 01:00:00 I am in he process of evicting a tenant and I have just learned my attorney was served with an OSC Eviction Stay. It seems the tenant wants the court to provide proof she can take to NYCHA Sec 8 that all rents were paid as per the final judgement. However, the tenant has made no such payment - not since October 2011! She keeps presenting carbon copies of checks she never wrote as her proof. However, she's always had to pay her rent by money order or cashier's check since she bounced personal checks on more than one occasion.I am stunned that I even have to appear before the judge for such a blatantly fraudulent claim; I had decided simply to report the non-payment to the credit bureaus.I cannot believe a judge even entertained this (this is why Kings County Housing is so backed up). Even worse, it's taken me months to get to this point while the tenant was able to get a stay on the docket so quickly (the Warrant was issue 5/1, we appear 5/11)My question is, do I need to have an a...
Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death: Now His Lawyer Gets 9 Years in Jail
2012-05-06 11:04:00 The attorney for a jailed Iranian pastor has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah has been representing Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been sentenced to death for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity. “I have …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Lawyer: John Edwards knew money was for his benefit
2012-05-05 05:19:00 The lawyer for a wealthy heiress who provided secret payments intended to help John Edwards testified Friday that the former presidential candidate acknowledged the money had been given for his benefit.
Court rejects torture-related case against Bush lawyer
2012-05-02 19:52:00 A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that John Yoo, a former legal counsel to the Bush administration, is immune from a lawsuit by an American citizen convicted on terrorism charges who said he was tortured at a military jail in South Carolina. Jose Padilla, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison in 2007, had accused Yoo of helping to formulate policies under which those designated as "enemy combatants" by the U.S. government were interrogated and detained. The San Francisco-based U.S. ...
Clemens? lawyer attacks 2008 congressional hearing (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-30 23:19:00 WASHINGTON (AP) A federal court jury saw snippets of Roger Clemens denying steroid use at a now-famous 2008 congressional hearing, then listened Monday as Clemens’ lawyer tried in fits and starts to declare that proceeding to be ”nothing more than a show trial” that shouldn’t have taken place.
By: MLB News Blog
Your Chinese Lawyer. Trust Yet Verify?
2012-04-28 21:18:00 Got an email recently from someone who had contacted me months ago regarding a potential litigation matter against a Chinese company. The case was not terribly complicated and so I recommended this person secure local Chinese counsel, particularly since he spoke Mandarin. The new email was an update and the news was not good. Seems this person is convinced that his local Chinese attorney passed on secrets to the Chinese company he intended to sue. I cannot say whether this is true or not, but I can tell you this is at least the third time I have become aware of something similar and I have never heard a story like this involving an American lawyer. The other two instances involved American companies that had retained Chinese law firms for their trademark applications, only to have those (two different) law firms take forever to file for their trademarks and then report back that a Chinese competitor company had — in the meantime — beaten the American companies to the...
By: China Law Blog
Activists: Blind Chinese lawyer flees house arrest
2012-04-27 07:51:00 A blind legal activist who is a key figure in China's rights movement escaped the house arrest he had lived under for a year and a half, fleeing to an undisclosed location and angering captors who then turned on his family, rights campaigners said Friday.
Clemens lawyer criticizes gov?t over Clemens case (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-24 21:11:00 WASHINGTON (AP) Roger Clemens’ lawyer wagged his finger. His voice cracked. He called himself Columbo. He claimed evidence had been manipulated. He appealed to the jurors’ hearts as well as their heads in his opening statement Tuesday in defense of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.
By: MLB News Blog
Clemens lawyer claim steroids evidence manipulated (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-24 17:06:00 WASHINGTON (AP) Roger Clemens’ defense lawyer tells jurors that evidence purportedly showing the pitcher used steroids was manipulated by his former strength coach, Brian McNamee.
By: MLB News Blog
Apple wants trial on e-book price-fixing: lawyer
2012-04-18 22:52:00 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc wants to go to trial to defend itself against U.S. government allegations that it conspired with publishers to raise prices of electronic books, a lawyer for the Silicon Valley giant said in court on Wednesday. Two publishers took a similar stance in the first hearing in Manhattan federal court since the anti-trust division of the Department of Justice last week accused Apple and five publishers of colluding to break up Amazon.com's low-cost dominance of the digital book market. ...
Lawyer says no charges brought against Guerrero (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-11 22:03:00 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) Valdimir Guerrero’s lawyer says no charges will be filed against the former major leaguer stemming from a disco brawl.
By: MLB News Blog
Accused Afghan shooter's lawyer wants military counsel fired
2012-04-06 23:48:00 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The civilian attorney representing the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan villagers wants to replace the military lawyer assigned to the case after disagreements over how to handle his defense. "You are fired, sorry, but we have much more experience than you," Seattle-based John Henry Browne, the outspoken lawyer who has been the public face of the defense of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said in an email to military lawyer Major Thomas Hurley. ...
Ken M. Frankel Injury Lawyer ? Offering Excellent Legal Representation for
2012-03-30 07:52:00 Ken M. Frankel Injury Lawyer ? Offering Excellent Legal Representation for You is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money!Have you or your loved one been injured through no fault of yours? You will surely need help in getting your compensation from the other party who is responsible for this disaster in your life. Well, there is no need for you to look further than Ken M. Frankel injury lawyer. His law firm will ...Get a free mortgage quote!
Ryan Braun?s lawyer criticizes drug collector (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-03-01 23:52:00 Ryan Braun’s lawyer has criticized the collector who handled the player’s drug sample, saying his statement this week defending his actions “is inappropriate.” David Cornwell said in a statement Thursday that the NL MVP “was properly vindicated.” Braun escaped a 50-game suspension last week when his positive test was overturned by an arbitrator.
By: MLB News Blog
Cleta Mitchell: GOP super lawyer
2012-02-10 16:25:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Without question Tea Partiers are unhappy with the elites of Washington D.C. Yet Cleta Mitchell is one Washingtonian that has became a welcome addition to the campaigns of some high profile Tea Party candidates. Mrs. Mitchell, you see, is the in-demand, bulldog election law attorney that many Tea Party candidates go... Read more »
Countless Criminal Violations Need A Criminal Lawyer
2012-01-06 05:03:00 One of the imperative reasons that prompt people in getting help of criminal lawyers is their knowledge about the laws. Any law, even the minor one that can create a fuss, is in knowledge of your lawyers and therefore the major things also become very simple to deal with. Sure, any attorney can help you ...
Significance Of Personal Injury Lawyer
2012-01-06 05:03:00 Are you injured in a car accident due to someone else?s negligence? Are you bogged down from medical bills while trying to recover? Have you had to change your lifestyle as a result of your accident? If this is the scenario, you should consult a personal injury lawyer or a compensation lawyer in order to ...
Orange County Truck Accident Lawyer
2011-12-18 12:46:00 One of the realities of living in Orange County is the 405. Millions of people use it to commute both ways and an unfortunate part of all that traffic will be accidents. Not surprisingly, many will need the services of an orange county truck accident lawyer, to help them sort any any legal mess as ...
Wrongful Death Lawyer- Getting Settlements Even When You Can’t Get An
2011-11-04 10:14:00 Wrongful death cases are unique in many different ways. Not only do they put people in a situation where they might not know what happened, but they force people to deal with death when it was completely unnecessary.
Wrongful Death Lawyer- Getting Settlements Even When You Can’t Get An
2011-11-04 10:14:00 Wrongful death cases are unique in many different ways. Not only do they put people in a situation where they might not know what happened, but they force people to deal with death when it was completely unnecessary.
Wrongful Death Lawyer – Getting Settlements Even When You Can’t
2011-10-22 13:12:00 Wrongful death cases are unique in many different ways. Not only do they put people in a situation where they might not know what happened, but they force people to deal with death when it was completely unnecessary.
Auto Crash Lawyer – Cell Phones, Texting, and Other Accident Causes
2011-10-22 13:12:00 Hiring an auto crash lawyer allows you to fight for a proper settlement when you're the victim of an auto accident. There are thousands of accidents on the roads every single day and some are more serious than others
Chat with a lawyer for free, today at 11 a.m .
2011-09-28 16:34:00 Free chat with an Illinois lawyer... Read more »
John Petrucci: Mike Portnoy - John replied through a lawyer!
2011-09-18 10:40:00 Translated from http://www.rockhard.gr/ Mike Portnoy: Laughs) You're right, but stays nearly a block at my house and now we talk almost a year! By John Petrucci contacted in October 2010, to reconcile and to bridge our differences, but not really talked at all, because instead replied the lawyer! I wanted to do, although there was no such things like, simply to avoid losing the band and I wanted to reach a compromise. Apparently, however, was not this on their intentions. Unfortunately, although I would keep a good relationship with children, communication stopped somewhat short ... It is very sad because it was my brothers for so many years, but they went too.... Obviously, John Petrucci is the most long-lasting musical relationship that I had. We worked and played together more than 25 years since we were teenagers until our forties. Women and children are friends, we grew up together, so it makes sense to have a deeper relationship with him than with anyone else. Yet I and othe...
Is my lawyer normal?
2011-09-16 18:05:00 For whatever reason, I’ve heard some strange stories about things that lawyers have been doing lately. With the weather cooling down, hopefully everyone will get back to normal. But for the people that call me, I hear over and over, “Is this normal?” Let’s figure it out. Scenario #1: I’ve had a workers’ compensation case... Read more »
Vote If You Love Your Lawyer
2011-08-15 23:49:00 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a series of three conferences, held each Spring in Austin, Texas. Spread over ten days, each conference focuses on a different discipline: Music, Film and Interactive (Internet). Unlike most conferences, you actually have a vote on who speaks at SXSW. This year, I have thrown my hat in the ring ...
By: Blawg IT
Falling in Love with Your Lawyer
2011-07-18 19:59:00 What can you say about a five-year old company that died? That it was honest and worked hard? That it never fell in love with a good lawyer? Finding a lawyer to love may be intimidating, but someday you are going to have to come up with the courage to admit you care. Don’t fall ...
By: Blawg IT
Ask A Lawyer Questions For Free
2011-06-16 15:26:00 I will be taking legal questions (as if I'm qualified to answer anything else) today starting at 11 a.m. for about an hour. Hope you can make it. Chat With A Lawyer For Free...
Top 10 Things to Ask Your Lawyer
2011-05-31 15:04:00 Most of these are best asked in the initial stages, before you agree to hire a particular attorney. We recommend treating initial meetings or consultations like an interview. You undoubtedly have a lot of questions about your legal issue, but don't forget to ask the attorney about their practice, experience, fees, etc., as well When considering hiring an attorney, you might want to ask: 1. -; What areas of law do you practice? If you ask this question and the attorney lists more than a couple areas of law, it raises a red flag about their experience in the area you need. If they handle every case that comes through the door, it's less likely that they have significant experience...
Lawyer: Lockout could push season back three weeks
2011-05-01 16:51:00 Spoke with a lawyer that represents a prominent Chicago Bear and got his take on the NFL lockout situation. He believes the lockout will be upheld and also sees a scenario of the regular season starting about three weeks late. In this possible scenario there would be three pre-season games followed by a full regular season. The layoff would cause the league to skip the week off between the championship games and the Super Bowl. The Pro-Bowl could also be affected by following the Super Bowl as it has in the past. The one thing the league can't afford to do is change the date of the Super Bowl. Too much money and moving parts are involved in the league's...
Movie Review - The Lincoln Lawyer
2011-03-25 06:12:00 BY ROBERT HAMMERLE, guest contributor to HammervisionNEWS FLASH! Matthew McConaughey can actually act! REPEAT! Matthew McConaughey, particularly when liberated from co-starring with the woeful Kate Hudson, can actually act! Okay, Okay, so I am being a bit melodramatic. But having watched "The Lincoln Lawyer," it is gratifying to see what Mr. McConaughey can actually accomplish when he once again gets to work with a nuanced screenplay. Unfortunately, most movie fans today have long ago forgotten the promise McConaughey demonstrated in such enjoyable films as "Lone Star" (1996); "A Time to Kill" (1996); "Contact" (1997); "Amistad" (1997) and the very underrated Sci-fi gem "Reign of Fire" (2002). Poised for not only stardom but critical recognition as a genuine talent, he then decided to do such trashy films as...
Movie Review - The Lincoln Lawyer
2011-03-20 17:42:00 by David SchusterTook time out in the midst of all the NCAA games to catch "The Lincoln Lawyer" and was glad I did. This was Matthew McConaughey at his wise cracking dramatic best unlike his recent string of comedic failures. "The Lincoln Lawyer" stars McConaughey as a slick lawyer who is used to representing one sleeze ball after another but catches (what he thinks) is a big break with a rich kid on a murder case. The rick kid is played by Ryan Phillippe who in real life dumped Reese Witherspoon (what a dope) and he is definitely a creep in this movie too. ...
Love Lawyer on Dating During Divorce
2011-02-19 00:34:00 HERE IS MY RESPONSE TO A GREAT QUESTION: QUESTION: Laura T. Wheaton, Illinois I am going through a nasty divorce with custody issues. I met this fantastic younger man and I cannot stop thinking about him. He asked me on a date and I want to start dating him. Will this affect my divorce and what are the legal consequences?...
WGN Morning News-Love Lawyer-Valentine's Day Clip
2011-02-15 23:21:00 For those of you that missed my Valentine's Day segment on the WGN Morning News on February 11, 2011 here it is. Thank you Robin and Larry!!...
Valentine's Day Love Lawyer Segment on WGN Morning News
2011-02-10 22:01:00 Tune in to the WGN Morning News on February 11, 2011 to listen to my Valentine's Day- Love Lawyer Question and Answer Session with Robyn and Larry.... ...
Chicago Divorce: "I want my Divorce Lawyer to be a Pit Bull"
2011-02-08 21:03:00 "I want my divorce lawyer to be part pit bull; part Doberman, part shark, and the rest Cobra...someone who will make my spouse suffer." Does this sound familiar? Of course it does. We have all heard of angry or hurt soon-to-be ex spouses making statements like this. The problem is that this is the problem.
How To Scam a Lawyer
2011-01-03 15:19:00 The ARDC recently sent out this warning to all attorneys. I can verify this happens as I get these e-mails all the time, usually from someone who says, "I was divorced in your jurisdiction" and wants to recover the settlement they are owed. While I'm sure you aren't worried about lawyers, the ARDC does at least provide some insight as to who you can report a scam to. -Mail Scams and Lawyer Trust Accounts Internet fraud schemes are increasingly targeting lawyers and law firms and the banks where lawyers have their client trust accounts. While many of these scams appear outwardly questionable and, as a result, are usually ignored, there have been reported cases throughout the country...
Lawyer Greed
2010-12-22 14:29:00 The other day I got a call from a California law firm, asking if I could help find a Chicago attorney who to take a deposition on a case they were handling. And the deposition was in three days. Huh??? The gist of the case is that a California resident got in to a fairly bad car accident in Chicago and a lawsuit was filed. The CA person went to an attorney's office in Los Angeles where they live. What should have happened is one of two things: 1. The lawyer should have said that they aren't licensed in Illinois and that since it's so far away the client should find someone else. 2. The lawyer should have said...
Caylee Anthony?s Mom?s Defense Loses Another Lawyer
2010-10-23 18:34:00 The defense team of the mother of Caylee Anthony the two year old child that was murdered in June 2008, has yet lost another high powered attorney from their team. Linda Kenney Baden apparently filed a motion to withdraw from the case as counsel yesterday in Orlando. Baden is a forensics and cross-examination expert that has ...
Your lawyer might be bad, but they aren't being bought off
2010-09-29 15:11:00 Part of running a legal guidance and lawyer referral service is that I talk to a lot of people, usually around 75 a day on average. Often these are people that are in the middle of a case and they just don't know why it's not going very well. They become suspicious, especially when friends or family are in their ear telling them what should be happening. About once a week, one of these frustrated callers will come to me and they will absolutely know why their case isn't going well. These are usually well educated, intelligent people. They know for certain that their lawyer must have been bought off because nothing else makes sense. This paranaoia usually stems...
Life After Lawyer
2010-09-21 03:53:00 I recently likened myself to the elf from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. He doesn't want to be an elf. He wants to be a dentist. And, that's OK.I'm not the only lawyer turned something else. Here are some of the notable residents of the Island of Misfit Lawyers ~...
Does a lawyer letter do anything?
2010-09-15 15:38:00 It's not uncommon for someone to call me looking for an attorney in Chicago who they can get to write a letter. The perception is that it will automatically solve the problem. I actually wrote a letter for a friend of mine in Chicago recently on my big, bad law firm stationary. She had rented a car and returned it in perfect condition. A week later she got a letter alleging that the car was damaged and they wanted $800 from her. The day after my letter was faxed, my friend got an e-mail apologizing for the trouble and had her $800 debt wiped away. In my letter I pointed out that the photo they sent her of the damaged...
Blagojevich Verdict Watch While Lawyer Regrets Not Calling Jesse Jackson Jr
2010-08-11 09:03:00 Blagojevich Verdict Watch While Lawyer Regrets Not Calling Jesse Jackson Jr. The Rod and Robert Blagojevich federal corruption trial verdict watch is intensifying. And there are regrets. Natasha Korecki's Blago Blog, meanwhile, reports that Michael Ettinger, a lawyer for Rob Blagojevich, regretted that U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. didn't take the witness stand.
Why would a lawyer reject you?
2010-07-06 16:38:00 It's not like a lawyer to turn away business. So why would they? If you've called several Chicago area attorneys and still can't find someone to take your case, consider these common reasons: 1. You don't have a case. Sometimes, you simply don't have a case. Even if you are injured, embarrassed, out of a job, etc., there may be no one to blame (legally). If you recently had surgery and it was unsuccessful, it's not necessarily medical malpractice. If your employer didn't like you and fired you for no reason, it may not be illegal termination. Lawyers tend to be cautious about telling someone they don't have a case, and you should still get a second opinion to...
Ask a lawyer questions for free
2010-06-29 16:41:00 If you have any legal questions you would like my to discuss on this blog, please send them to me at legalhelp@findgreatlawyers.com.- I will collect the best ones and post the answers here, confidentially of course....
5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Lawyer in Illinois
2010-06-15 13:39:00 In Illinois, within any given legal field, there are probably hundreds of attorneys to choose from, especially for common areas of law like divorce, car accidents and criminal defense. How do you find the one that's best for you? Always interview a lawyer before hiring them to represent you. When we say interview them, we mean really interview them. A lot of people we come across are either intimidated by the legal process or just not experienced enough with asking hard questions. The most overused phrase of 2010 is "especially in this economy," but I have to say that especially in this economy attorneys should earn your business. Here are 5 things you should ask. 1. What is your plan for my case?Before... |
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