Mississippi’s full-time state AG commissioner still works second job as lawyer Despite holding a full-time, statewide elected position, Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson continues to practice law and is representing companies before another state agency. Gipson, a longtime former state lawmaker who was appointed in 2018 by then-Gov. Phil Bryant as agriculture commissioner, remains an employee of the law firm Jones Walker, one of the largest 120 law firms in the U.S. with offices in multiple states including Mississippi. His position is listed as special counsel. Among Gipson’s clients is Frontier Communications, a Connecticut-based nationwide telecommunications company that...
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Personal injury attorney Jim Graves, from the Sinas Dramis Law Firm, has been named the 2021 Lansing “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognition is granted to one individual lawyer with the highest peer-feedback within a practice area and geographic region each year. Best Lawyers has recognized Graves every year since 2006 and twice previously as “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. Graves has enjoyed an exceptional career representing many notable and unique personal injury cases. These include complex aviation wrongful death claims and...
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New Jersey Law Journal Home Follow New Jersey Law Journal New Jersey Law Journal Home Follow New Jersey Law Journal More from ALM Premium Subscription With this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality, online, on-demand premium content from well-respected faculty in the legal industry. This is perfect for attorneys licensed in multiple jurisdictions or for attorneys that have fulfilled their CLE requirement but need to access resourceful information for their practice areas. Team Accounts Our Team Account subscription service is for legal teams of four or more attorneys. Each attorney is granted unlimited access to high quality, on-demand premium content from well-...
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All communications (written or oral) between a lawyer and a client are protected by a special right of confidentiality. This special confidentiality right is called lawyer-client privilege. Lawyer-client privilege means that nobody can force a client to disclose the contents of any communications between the client and that client’s lawyer. This privilege is subject to very limited exceptions. The right of confidentiality belongs to the client (not the lawyer). A lawyer is obligated to protect the right of confidentiality unless the client waives the right. Privilege applies only to the communications made between the lawyer and the client. It does not apply to agreements and other legal...
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If you lose your home to foreclosure in New Jersey, your liability for the mortgage debt might not end when the lender sells your home to a new owner at a foreclosure sale. If the property sells for less than you owe the lender, you just might get stuck with a hefty bill in the form of a deficiency judgment. A “ deficiency judgment ” is a money judgment for the difference between the foreclosure sale price and the total mortgage debt. The deficiency judgment allows the lender to collect the debt through regular collection methods, like garnishing your wages or levying your bank account. How Does the Lender Get a Deficiency Judgment After a Foreclosure? In some states that use...
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ARTICLE This is the first part of a two-part series Commercial tenant bankruptcies and COVID-19 Many commercial tenants have been significantly impacted by the government-ordered closures and economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With little to no revenue, these tenants are struggling to pay their rent and may be considering bankruptcy. Landlords should consider the security they currently have in place with their tenants and how this affects their ability to claim that security and enforce their rights under a lease once they are dealing with a bankrupt tenant. This article refers to tenants in states of solvency, insolvency and bankruptcy in Canada. When a tenant is insolvent...
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Article content A second fugitive wanted for killing an Ontario mobster in 2017 has been found dead in Mexico. Michael Graham Cudmore, 39, of Hamilton, Ont., was accused of being the triggerman in two organized crime murders: Angelo Musitano, 39, the brother of a significant Mafia boss in Hamilton, and, seven weeks earlier, Mila Barberi, 28, who was shot inadvertently in Vaughan, north of Toronto, by bullets meant for someone who was involved in organized crime. Before Cudmore could be arrested, however, he fled to Mexico, to meet up with another suspect in the murders, Daniele Ranieri, 34, a volatile gangland enforcer from Toronto known as Dani, seen as his mentor and boss. Ranieri’s body...
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