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  • State's witness says white voters made difference in Davis' 2008 election

    Jan 27 -- By Maria Recio Editor's note: This report has been corrected to reflect that John Alford, an expert witness for Texas in its redistricting case, believes that the Legislature-approved Texas Senate map was not drawn to reduce minority voting strength ... Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • Expert witness concludes testimony

    Jan 27 -- An expert on serial killers, who just wrapped up his testimony at the Missing Women Inquiry, says he hopes his evidence was helpful. Former Vancouver Police Inspector Kim Rossmo says dozens of murdered drug addicts and sex trade workers were victimized .. CKNW News Talk 980

  • New expert witness testifies in Deputy PM's favour

    Jan 26 -- The new expert witness testimony has concluded that Deputy Prime Minister Radimir Cacic had been driving only five kilometres over the speed limit when the fatal accident ocurred and two people died as a consequence. The defence called an additional ... Croatian Times

  • State's witness concedes point in hearing on Texas districts

    Jan 25 -- The state's expert witness, John Alford of Rice University, was on the stand to defend the districts drawn by the Texas Legislature for the Texas House, Texas Senate and US House under the Voting Rights Act. Alford surprised Davis' attorney during ... Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • Czech 'expert witness' system under scrutiny over intimidation by extremists

    Jan 25 -- Czech judicial expert on extremism Michal Mazel decided to quit his role earlier this month after a lawyer for an activist with the far-right Workers' Party for Social Justice (DSSS) challenged his neutrality, on the grounds of Mazel's 'Jewish origins. Czech Position

  • Toledo wants expert in inmate's death lawsuit

    Jan 24 -- On Tuesday, lawyers with the city asked council to approve funding to hire an expert witness for the case. The coroner ruled Turner died from a heart condition, along with being tasered. City leaders say they want to secure an expert to challenge the ... 13abc News, Weather and

  • Amended Expert Discovery: One Year Later, Has Anything Changed?

    Jan 24 -- Cautious practitioners may well hold the view that because any communications with a testifying expert witness might be discoverable, there should be an assumption that all such communications will be discoverable. Those courts that have contemplated ... Corporate Counsel

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Learning verve
Sep 19 2011 -- Instead,contemporary legal practice needs individuals who can think in terms of providing solutions to clients' problems. Students therefore need to learn how to apply their legal knowledge and must develop wider business awareness to give them insight .. -- The Lawyer
Urgent steps needed in legal education system : CJI
Sep 18 2011 -- ... needs of society in the era of globalisation, former chief justice of India GB Pattnaik has said. and dimension of internationalisation where the nature and organisation of law and legal practice should undergo shift”, Justice Pattnaik said. ... -- Hindustan Times
Convicted murderer in Tulane law school welcomes scrutiny
Sep 16 2011 -- The last shred of anonymity disappeared Wednesday when "Above the Law," a news and commentary blog focusing on the legal profession, disclosed that Reilly, 38, the scholarship student in civil procedure class with the serpentine tattoo coiling down his .. -- NOLA.com
A Deeper Look at the Business Case for Diversity
Sep 15 2011 -- Second, given the increasing specialization of legal practice, it should come as no surprise that, at least at present, most law firms cannot field diverse attorneys across all of their specialties. So, the nudging that takes place in corporate-driven ... -- Texas Lawyer
Can budding lawyers take the cheaper route and get a job?
Sep 15 2011 -- Northumbria University recently launched a law degree which effectively rolls a conventional LLB, a legal practice professional training course (LPC) and a training contract (usually delivered as part of the first stage of employment with a law firm) ... -- The Guardian
Florida Supreme Court Adds Civility Pledge to Bar Admission Oath
Sep 15 2011 -- Commenting that "concerns have grown about acts of incivility among members of the legal profession," the high court noted ABOTA's efforts to stress the importance of civility in the practice of law. The Supreme Court emphasized to Florida lawyers old ... -- Sacramento Bee
River Vale attorney admits failing to pay taxes
Sep 14 2011 -- BY PETER J. SAMPSON A criminal defense lawyer from River Vale pleaded guilty Wednesday to tax crimes related to his Jersey City law practice and blamed a gambling addiction for his failure to pay more than $238000 in back taxes. ... -- NorthJersey.com
Municipal Law Attorney William "Mick" McKamie Earns IMLA's Prestigious Marvin ...
Sep 14 2011 -- The Marvin J. Glink award was established to recognize private practice municipal lawyers with a record of outstanding public service and a commitment to improving the legal profession, among other criteria. Mr. McKamie focuses his practice on ... -- PR Newswire (press relea
Cambridge Family Law Practice
Sep 14 2011 -- At Cambridge Family Law Practice we understand that it's not that simple – the phrase 'growing apart' can mask a multitude of issues, and the anxiety that can grow from having to start legal proceedings about your personal circumstances can make you ... -- Cambridge News
Canada would be well-served by another law school
Sep 14 2011 -- He challenged the legal profession to craft "a new definition of the lawyer as professional." He argued, among other things, that the gap between academia and practice is growing and that lawyers are becoming inaccessible to the general public. ... -- Vancouver Sun
August Lawyer of the Month: Bow Down Before the King
Sep 13 2011 -- By Staci Zaretsky While some of the candidates for August's Lawyer of the Month were bold in their displays of public idiocy, others were bold in their candid assessments of the legal profession. Looking back on our summer winners for June and July, ... -- Above the Law

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