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  • 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
Law Society names new president
Sep 26 2011 -- She was called to the bar in 1981 and was later appointed Queen's counsel, an honorary distinction bestowed on lawyers for their service to the community and the legal profession. Lindsay has been a bencher of the law society since 2006 and is chair of .. -- Vancouver Sun
Fishing practice involving wading in with nets, though legal, offends some ...
Sep 26 2011 -- The traditional practice of haul seine fishing is clashing with the sensibilities of Virginia Beach residents who don't want commercial fishing near their homes. Crews are out in the shallows of the Chesapeake Bay, scooping up croaker and spot caught ... -- The Republic
Your Legal Corner: What is an elder care attorney?
Sep 25 2011 -- While in general this may be true, this area of law actually encompasses the whole family, regardless of age. The elder law practice incorporates areas of law having to do with preparing for the aging process, coining the phrase, “Eldercare is a family .. -- Gloucester County Times
Ruling Fuels Debate on Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking
Sep 23 2011 -- states Pomfret, aRichmond-based partner in LeClairRyan and head of the national law firm's Spatial Law Practice Team. "This issue is of critical importance to companies that collect geolocation data. They need to know what obligations they have under ... -- TMC Net
WMACCA Corporate Counsel Awards Honor Washington Area Leaders
Sep 23 2011 -- ACC also greatly expanded its services for members and promoted change in the legal profession, including creating the ACC Value Challenge and developing groundbreaking pro bono programs and initiatives. Krebs served on the WMACCA Corporate Counsel ... -- MarketWatch (press relea
Media Outlets Claiming 'Law Is no Longer a Golden Ticket' Conceal Decades of a ...
Sep 22 2011 -- This factoid appears in both Jack Crittenden's, "A Wise Investment" (National Jurist, March 2010, 37) and in "A Less Gilded Future" (The Economist, May 5, 2011), which further characterizes the late twentieth-century legal profession as enjoying a ... -- The Am Law Daily
Attorney Anthony Bisignano opens solo law practice in Great Kills
Sep 22 2011 -- By Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, NY - Anthony Bisignano, a longtime Staten Island attorney who specializes in representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases, has begun a solo law practice. He recently opened The Bisignano Law Firm in Great ... -- SILive.com
In Monroe, a shocking car bombing, an unclear motive
Sep 22 2011 -- Chappell's law practice involves mostly corporate litigation and divorce work. For instance, he represents a group of hot dog stand owners in a lawsuit against the City of Monroe, which banned their carts from downtown. He also represents a Church of ... -- Detroit Free Press
Leeds law firm's big hitter is a knockout in boxing ring
Sep 22 2011 -- The 32-year-old is in training to become a commercial solicitor with Leeds legal practice Metis Law. But, away from the verbal sparring of his day job, he lets his fists do the talking as a professional boxer. China, a 6ft 4ins cruiserweight from ... -- Yorkshire Evening Post
Concord Law School's Small Business LL.M. Program to Host Webinar on Selecting ...
Sep 21 2011 -- Correia will co-teach a Law Practice Management course for Concord's Small Business LL.M. Program in May 2012. The Small Business LL.M Program is designed for attorneys and recent law school graduates who want in-depth, practical knowledge of legal ... -- MarketWatch (press relea
Law Firms Should Spurn Outside Investments
Sep 20 2011 -- There is a growing move in the US to overturn the traditional ban on non-lawyers owning stakes in law firms. It's a troubling omen of the legal profession's direction. Most of all, it's worrisome for clients, whose own interests may take a backseat to ... -- BusinessWeek


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