Pro Bono Providing justice for all is central to the mission of the Oregon State Bar. To come closer to this mission, the Oregon State Bar makes it easy for lawyers to provide Pro Bono legal services and recognizes those who give their time to help Oregonians with low incomes. Pro Bono Highlights You can meet the OSB Aspirational Standard of 40 hours of direct pro bono service by volunteering under 1 hour a week. You can find the right place to volunteer with the Pro Bono Directory. You can receive one hour of CLE credit for two hours of qualified pro bono?MCLE Regulation 5.300. You do not need to do a full conflict check when volunteering in a legal clinic providing short-term, limited...
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Pacific Lawyers to hold first NZ conference The Pacific Lawyers Association (PLA) has announced that its inaugural conference will be held from 21 to 23 November at AUT's South Campus in Auckland. “This conference is an exciting opportunity to bring together our Pacific law colleagues, students and those working in legal advisory roles to connect, learn and be inspired by experienced practitioners - many of whom are Pacific and well respected in the legal profession,” says PLA President Tania Sharkey. Headline speakers include Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio, New Zealand Law Society President Tiana Epati and Sir Anand Satyanand, former Governor-General who has...
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; rel=shortlink X-Mod-Pagespeed: 1.13.35.2-0 Vary: Accept-Encoding Cache-Control: max-age=0, no-cache, s-maxage=10 Content-Length: 41497 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Chesterfield Injury Lawyer Chesterfield Injury Lawyer Welcome To Chesterfield Chesterfield is one of St. Louis's most charming suburbs, found just west of Creve Coeur and Town & Country. The city serves a population of more than 47,000 and spans 32 square miles. Chesterfield has a little bit of everything: nice homes, shopping, parks, dining, and friendly people. There's no shortage of things to do and places to see when you're in the area. If you're interested in visiting, you can travel by Interstate 44, 55...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In May 1921, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Florence Ellinwood Allen opened a letter written on dirty, smudgy paper and read the simple message: “The day Motto dies, you die.” “Motto” was Frank Motto, on trial in Judge Allen’s court for his role as the wheelman in a high-profile murder case. Allen, the first woman elected to a judgeship in the United States, had won her seat months before following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote. While many had openly wondered if a woman had the stomach for the rough and tumble of criminal courts, the jurist who wore her hair swept into an Aunt Bee bun couldn’t be spooked. “I was too young...
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Man sees his amputated leg on cigarette pack and engages lawyer An Albanian who lives in Metz, France, has sent his lawyer to the European Commission because he claims that photos of his amputated leg can be seen on cigarette packs without permission. An Albanian who lives in Metz, France, has sent his lawyer to the European Commission because he claims that photos of his amputated leg can be seen on cigarette packs without permission. The BBC writes this on Thursday afternoon. The photo with a man with one leg can be seen on packs of cigarettes with the warning message "Smoking clogs your arteries". However, the man claims that it is his photo and that the amputation of his leg was the...
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The Latest: Shkreli lawyer disappointed by upheld conviction NEW YORK — The Latest on a federal appeals court upholding the securities fraud conviction against former drug company CEO Martin Shkreli (all times local): Martin Shkreli’s lawyer has expressed disappointment after a federal appeals court upheld the securities fraud conviction against the former drug company CEO. Benjamin Brafman issued a statement after the decision Thursday in New York. Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison last year for looting a drug company he founded, Retrophin, of $11 million to pay back investors in two failed hedge funds he ran. Before his arrest, Shkreli was best known for buying the...
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Lawyer says new data-sharing with U.S. could see more Canadians detained at land crossings VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Canadians driving across the U.S. border should be worried about how much of their private information will be shared, an immigration lawyer says. Blaine-based Len Saunders thinks a new deal giving U.S. customs agents more access to databases in Canada is a bad precedent to set. “Are the Americans eventually going to have access to financial databases in Canada? It’s a slippery slope. At some point, you might as well call Canada the 51st state if the Canadian government is going to allow Americans to have such access. Where does it end?” U.S. Customs and...
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Constitution in the Classroom: May 1 The ACS Constitution in the Classroom program provides an opportunity for lawyers and law students to teach lessons based on the U.S. Constitution in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the country. Interested in participating on Law Day (May 1)? Check out the curricula here or email LCEmails@acslaw.org with “Constitution in the Classroom” in the subject line. 2019 ACS National Convention: June 6-8 in Washington, DC Join us for the premier progressive legal gathering of the year! The 2019 ACS National Convention will bring together lawyers, law students, judges, and policymakers to address some of the most urgent and challenging issues...
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Find Local Expert Lawyers We recognise that no two Claims or Compensation claims will be the same, just as no two lives are the same and defendants will react in different ways. It's also true that individuals may have different priorities when considering which local Claims and Personal Injury Lawyer to instruct. Local Expert Personal Injury Legal Advice Our local Personal Injury lawyers cover a broad spectrum of different personal issues, from claims and compensation matters to continued financial support. The key word here is personal, any good Personal Injury lawyer won't just cover the facts but will take into account the emotional and practical application of any advice. Your employed...
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One of the most stressful things about getting into an accident and sustaining an injury is that you’ll have to deal with all of the legal and bureaucratic hoop-jumping that comes with getting compensated and making sure that your life goes back to normal as much as possible. You’ll have to deal with negotiations with insurance companies, try to recover physically from your injuries, in some cases worry about property damage, and a plethora of other details. An added stressor is trying to find the right lawyer to help with all of these things. It’s tempting to open the phone book and call the first lawyer that you come across, but don’t. You need to find a local...
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