Saturday, 26 May 2012

Legal News & Articles
 
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Experts in the News
  • IMS ExpertServices named 'Best Expert Witness Provider'

    May 23 -- The National Law Journal announced today that Pensacola-based IMS ExpertServices was name “Best Expert Witness Provider” for 2012. A provider of experts and consultants for top law firms and Fortune 1000 companies, IMS was voted on by the Law Journal's .. Pensacola News Journal

  • Milan Swaps Breached Rules, Judge-Appointed Expert Witness Says

    May 23 -- Swaps used by the city of Milan may have breached rules on how municipalities may use derivatives to manage their debt, partly because they were used to raise funds, a judge-appointed witness said during a trial of the banks that arranged the trades. Bloomberg

  • Marlboro Enlists Expert Witness to Oppose Tree Recycling Facility

    May 23 -- The proposed tree recycling facility is opposed by boards and council, but the company is looking to take its proposal above Marlboro's head. By Kaitlyn Anness The proposed tree recycling facility is opposed by boards and council, but the company is ... Patch.com

  • Expert witness discusses Hitcho as a life sentence prisoner

    May 22 -- When Dr. Robert Johnson, Ph.D., an incarceration expert, described the noises, smells, and lack of privacy experienced in prison, George Hitcho Jr. nodded his head in agreement. Johnson likened life in prison to the movie “Groundhog Day,” a film about ... WFMZ Allentown

  • Expert rebuts previous testimony

    May 22 -- BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) - An expert witness for the defense was on the stand Tuesday, in Dr. James Corasanti's manslaughter and hit and run trial. An accident reconstruction expert was back on the stand for day 16 of the trial. Corasanti's defense attorney ... WIVB

  • Renowned Maritime Security Official To Offer Expert Witness Services

    May 21 -- Due to a dramatic increase in reported assaults and other crimes onboard cruise ships and in seaports, Kim E. Petersen has accepted a position to provide litigation support and expert witness services to the legal and maritime community. PR Web (press release)

  • VIDEO LINK: Expert witness Simon Nadel

    May 20 -- DNA found on Charlene Makaza's clothing and bedding required caution, a Crown witness has advised the Gwaze trial. The High Court in Christchurch is hearing evidence in the trial of George Gwaze, 60, a former vet in Zimbabwe, who is charged with ... Stuff.co.nz

Clipped from Google -- May 2012
IBA Student Committee holds inaugural event
Jun 25 2011 -- Grouped into two divisions – the Legal Practice Division and the Public and Professional Interest Division – the IBA offers its members access to leading experts and up-to-date information across all areas of legal practice and professional interest. ... -- The Freeport News
Thomas B. Mason Appointed to Third Term as Chair of D.C. Bar legal Ethics ...
Jun 24 2011 -- The Legal Ethics Committee issues opinions on questions involving the application of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Mr. Mason is Chair of Zuckerman Spaeder's Legal Profession and Ethics Practice. He advises and represents attorneys and law firms on .. -- Citybizlist (press relea
Sidley Named Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2011
Jun 24 2011 -- The Lawyer Awards celebrate excellence within the legal profession and are open to participation by lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel and members of the Bar. The award is a result of Sidley's work on behalf of eBay in successfully leading ... -- Business Wire (press rel
Merging interests: bringing accountants and lawyers together?
Jun 24 2011 -- by Tim Prizeman, Kelso Consulting IN OCTOBER this year there will be dramatic changes affecting the whole legal profession – so far reaching that they could potentially affect many accountancy firms, particularly high street and SME-focussed practices. .. -- Accountancy Age
Multi-Office Greenberg Traurig Team Represents APR Energy and certain of its ...
Jun 23 2011 -- The collaboration involved exemplifies not only the firm's culture, but also the value our team can deliver to clients who increasingly require experience that cuts across geographic and legal practice boundaries. During the past five years, ... -- DigitalJournal.com (pres
Trying to Get Back in the Game
Jun 22 2011 -- "How could I go through that experience with my 50 years of legal practice and not try to do something about it? So that's why I'm here." He decried the conditions at his halfway house, a "decrepit Salvation Army building" in West Palm Beach, Fla., ... -- Ocala
Austin Area Individuals and Organizations Honored by State Bar of Texas
Jun 22 2011 -- This award recognizes attorneys whose practice spans 50 years or more, and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and service to the public. Claude E. Ducloux, Gene Cavin Award, presented by TexasBarCLE, ... -- dBusinessNews Austin (pr
Legal profession needs more than an aptitude test to cut graduate surplus
Jun 21 2011 -- Many graduates who get on to the legal practice course will fail to pass it, and those who do pass may not be able to get work. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Is the legal profession luring young people into training to be a solicitor or ... -- The Guardian
California death penalty has cost hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars per execution
Jun 20 2011 -- The legal practice also costs taxpayers billions, at a time when the state languishes under crushing debt. Golden State taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion on capital punishment in since it was reinstated there in 1978, or about $308 million for ... -- Daily Mail
Govt seeks provision for ex-judges
Jun 20 2011 -- Dhaka, June 20 (bdnews24.com) —The government has sought permission to apply for restoration of a section under Article 99 in the constitution to allow former High Court judges to hold judicial offices and return to legal practice, including in the ... -- Bangladesh News 24 hours
Expert addresses changes to legal field
Jun 20 2011 -- by George Hohmann The new reality in the legal profession is there's a greater emphasis on cross-border and cross-practice collaboration, speed and agility. "Precision is no longer the rule of the day," said Thomas Sager, senior vice president and ... -- Daily Mail - Charleston


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