The top lawyer in the White House was personally involved in discussions about what to do with an Intelligence Community whistleblower complaint that President Trump's spy chief has refused to hand over to Congress. Soon after becoming aware of the complaint, White House counsel Pat Cipollone engaged in an effort to spot legal reasons to block the release of information that could inflict political damage on Trump, according to the Washington Post . So far, acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, who has also consulted with the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, has defied House Democrats' demands for information about the complaint, arguing some of its contents...
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On Friday, while most of America prepared for the long Labor Day weekend, things exploded in the Michael Flynn case. What began with an intriguing status report, which exposed the chasm between Flynn’s new powerhouse attorney Sidney Powell and prosecutors, culminated with Powell’s filing of a 19-page brief detailing prosecutorial misconduct and seeking sanctions against government attorneys for withholding evidence. Flynn, who pleaded guilty in late 2017 to lying to FBI agents about conversations he had in December 2016 with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, awaits sentencing before federal Judge Emmett Sullivan. In Friday’s status report, prosecutors told Sullivan that Flynn’s “...
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Trial Lawyer, Summerville, Georgia We have been privileged to work with Ranse Partin in several high profile cases, and we find his superb scholarship and trial abilities to be excellent. General Counsel, Central Georgia Health System...
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Legal Resources for Nursing Home Abuse Help: Make Informed Decisions That Matter The Nursing Home Law Center is committed to providing legal resources from a group of nursing home abuse attorneys committed to helping victims and families hold negligent facilities fully accountable for poor care rendered to patients. Nursing Home Law Center: Committed to Protecting Patient Rights Nursing home abuse and neglect are completely unacceptable. When a loved one is placed in a skilled nursing facility, families trust that they are placing them in safe hands where they will receive the best care possible. This is not just wishful thinking: Federal and state law demands that these standards be upheld...
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Maryland Judiciary reminds lawyers they must register with the Attorney Information System by June 1 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- As part of the requirements to maintain their license to practice law in the state, all Maryland lawyers, including judges and law clerks, must register with the Attorney Information System (AIS) by June 1. AIS is a comprehensive database that brings together information about Maryland attorneys. The database is maintained by the court-related agencies that support the Court of Appeals in its role of regulating the legal profession in Maryland. Attorneys use AIS to fulfill several reporting and assessment requirements. Maryland Rule 19-802(b) requires all Maryland attorneys...
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Since 2011, the U.S. Government has recognized the tremendous gap in data protection facing the country’s top businesses in nearly every field, and the legal industry is no exception. Law firms, even mid-size and boutique firms, present an appealing target for cyber criminals seeking valuable corporate or personal information. But an even larger threat comes from within the law firm itself. All too often law firms have no mechanisms in place to protect access to confidential and proprietary information. Everyone in the firm, from the most senior partner to the lowliest administrative assistant can access any client data. Worse still, law firms may not be aware of a data breach until years...
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Algonquin Township- Released information subject to Protective Order – Lukasik or Lawyer? Algonquin Township attorneys and the parties involved in a lawsuit regarding record destruction had certain information placed under a Protective Order. The first protective order was explained in this article. Emails received through a Freedom of Information Act request revealed key information regarding what was happening behind the scenes in this Township. I have the thumb drive copied of Mr. Lutzow and Provenzano in the Kabota for you. Could my Deputy Clerk deliver this to your office today? I will also forward a list of witnesses from that day as we discussed in our meeting at David Mcardle...
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Lawyer X royal commission releases audio revealing Nicola Gobbo's anger at Victoria Police Updated August 06, 2019 05:27:53 Secret tapes have revealed gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo was angry with police for compromising her safety early in her most productive period as an informer. A recording from 2006 was played at a royal commission examining the way police used Ms Gobbo to inform on her clients. She had told her police handlers, from the secretive Source Development Unit, about an allegedly corrupt officer taking money from one of her clients. Ms Gobbo was disappointed that information had made its way to Victoria Police's Ethical Standards Department. "Repeatedly I've chucked...
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Almost a decade on, the lawyers still remember that document review. None of them had worked on it, but the mere threat they might have to — amid rumours of trainees bussed to a warehouse, of a mandated six-day working week because of the volume of data to process — meant the project code name remained seared in the collective memory. “Just reams and reams of this stuff,” recalls one lawyer at another firm, who declines to be named, of a similar exercise in document review. “We could be there from 9am to 11pm just reading and flagging, reading and flagging — and never with any certainty that you were actually getting it right.” Such is the...
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Information for other Lawyers Information for Barristers from other parts of the UK, and legal practitioners from other EU Member States, who are interested in transferring to the Scottish bar. If you are a barrister in England & Wales, or in Northern Ireland, who has completed a full period of pupillage, or if you are a legal practitioner from another EU Member State, the pathway to becoming an Advocate is as follows. You must matriculate as an Intrant: the Regulations as to Intrants specify the criteria which must be met in order to do this. You must pass the Aptitude Test, which is a combination of written and oral examinations (full details are to be found in the Regulations ). ...
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