... 30 days old, the representative tells her to send the paperwork a fourth time. Down the hall, another representative from Washington Mutual tells a second worker that a client's application was rejected because the file was incomplete, a charge the ... now, these stories probably sound unhappily familiar to homeowners trying to negotiate a loan modification. As Cerritos loan modification lawyers, we hear stories like these all the time from clients who tried to get a loan modification on their own ...
July 3, 2009 08:01 am
... ("UA-7726306-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} June 30, Peoria, IL A Peoria County judge was arrested in Washington early Saturday morning for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. Associate Judge Albert Purham Jr., 52, was ticketed on ... lane usage. He was released on bond after he posted $100 cash and his driver's license at the Washington Police Department. The judge will appear in court on July 21. To avoid any appearance of impropriety, Chief Peoria County Circuit ...
July 2, 2009 10:03 pm
A construction worker for Washington Closure Hanford was seriously injured after falling through an access door of a catwalk. The worker, whose name was not provided, fell about 50' feet, hitting a ladder as he fell. A ... . The industrial accident occurred inside a building at the Hanford 300 Area which is located north of Richland. This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in industrial and ...
July 2, 2009 07:21 pm
... drugs at the time of the accident, he or she could be charged with Vehicular Homicide, RCW 46.61.520. This Washington State statute provides what if a person succumbs to injuries as a result of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, the driver can ... as a result of Vehicular Homicide, can bring a suit for wrongful death. This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent car accident victims and their families. Contact The Farber Law ...
July 2, 2009 06:46 pm

Georgia Supreme Court nominees

(Atlanta Injury Law " Civil Litigation Blog)
... and was not disappointed when that's exactly what I got. I now extend my heartfelt congratulations to the nine judges and lawyers who did make the short list, from which Governor Perdue will select one new member of the Supreme Court. I ... Firm; Atlanta, and Director of International Affairs for the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies based in Washington, D.C. After the brief distraction of a purely quixotic fantasy of joining the Supreme Court, I immediately returned to vigorously ...
July 2, 2009 05:51 pm
... and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but ... that the British General Cornwallis had taken over Nelson's own home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy ...
July 2, 2009 03:22 pm

Report: Dangerous Highways are Factor in More than 50 Percent of Accident Fatalities

(California Car Accident Lawyers - California Personal Injury Blog)
... wear seatbelts. Across the country, automobile accidents claim approximately 42,000 lives each year. According to the Washington Post, road conditions are a factor in approximately 22,000 accident-related fatalities annually. Dangerous roads also cost the ... poles will be repositioned so they are not a risk to motorists, bicyclists, and motorcyclists. Besides California accident lawyers can also look forward to the passing of a $500 billion transportation bill which will invest heavily in highway ...
July 2, 2009 01:49 pm
... , holiday or sick time to pay Some other things to consider -- if you live in a high cost area, such as Washington, D.C., New York or California, you can hire a virtual paralegal from a lower cost area. You may ... An Outsourcing Relationship With a Virtual Assistant Can Complete Your Team states, "Virtual assistants are an outsourcing strategy that can give lawyers the best of all solutions to the need for help." Another article Outsourcing for Solos and Small firms: Virtual Paralegals states, "A ...
July 2, 2009 01:27 pm

Lawyers Advertising on Craigslist

(Lawyer 2 Lawyer - The Legal Talk Network)
Solo and small-firm practitioners have discovered that Craigslist has been a great source for generating business, but are challenged by a growing number of lawyer ads and individual state's advertising rules. Host J. Craig Williams welcomes Attorney Susan Beecher, a solo practitioner out of Kent, Washington and Attorney William Hornsby, counsel in the American Bar Association's Division for Legal Services, to look at the upside and ...
July 2, 2009 12:18 pm

Dramatic attorneys

(First Impressions)
... 've talked with some of our readers who say lay people get a bad impression about lawyers and judges from TV shows and movies. But not all of those characters ... most people would mention Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" or Denzel Washington's Joe Miller in "Philadelphia." Or Albert Finney's Ed Masry in "Erin Brockovich ... alcoholic Frank Galvin in "The Verdict." Sean Penn's Dave Kleinfeld, a drug-addicted lawyer in "Carlito's Way." Of course there's always Joe Pesci's Vincent ...
July 2, 2009 11:38 am

The Madoff Investigation Should Focus on the SEC.

(Ruling Imagination: Law and Creativity)
... could see, and not dig sufficiently to uncover the fraud. And a story today from the Washington Post only adds gasoline to the fire of that suspicion. An SEC lawyer told her superiors in 2004 that "information provided by Madoff during her review didn't ... on other matters. And her immediate supervisor's boss later married Madoff's niece! The suspicious SEC lawyer, Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot, "had previously worked at the American Stock Exchange, where she developed an expertise in specialized ...
July 2, 2009 07:06 am

Morning Docket 07.02.09

(Above the Law)
... enough, and cannot be sold in the U.S. [Associated Press] * Skadden Arps takes the top-billing throne. [ABA Journal] * SEC lawyer Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot tried to warn superiors about Bernie Madoff back in 2004. [Washington Post] * Time for a new edition of the Kama Sutra. Indian court makes gay sex legal. [New York Times] Sponsored Topics: United States - Leah Ward Sears - Supreme Court - ...
July 2, 2009 06:45 am

SLA 2009: Embedded Librarianship

(Vancouver Law Librarian Blog)
... usual, the conference offered many top-notch opportunities for learning and networking, and of course, the chance to explore beautiful, cosmopolitan Washington, DC. Over the next week or so, I'll share my thoughts and notes on some of my favourite sessions. ... that it's impossible to follow up on every piece of research we complete. We all know that feeling of satisfaction when a lawyer tells us that work we did helped to win a case or seal the deal... imagine always knowing exactly how your work ...
July 2, 2009 05:53 am
... . Unit No. 1, 278 F. Supp. 488, 498-99, 504-05 (W.D. Wash. 1967) (holding Washington State statute that declared children to be dependents of state for purpose of authorizing blood transfusions against expressed wishes of parents was constitutional), aff' ... visit this post to print it. This Blog/Blawg, NJ Family Issues, is managed by Paul G. Kostro, Esq., an attorney/lawyer/mediator. Legal and mediation services are offered to Polish-speaking and other clients in Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Essex, ...
July 2, 2009 04:56 am
... 2009): Arbitration has been in use for millennia, and has long been on the scene in the United States. George Washington's will had an arbitration clause, and some labor disputes made use of arbitration beginning in the early ... Institute of Arbitrators; the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution; the American College of Trial Lawyers; the International Bar Association; and the College of Commercial Arbitrators. Thank you for reading the National Arbitration Forum Blog! ...
July 2, 2009 03:35 am
... v. Massachusetts, in which the Court held that reports of laboratory tests were "testimonial" under Crawford v. Washington, and could not be submitted at trial without the live testimony of the person who conducted the test. I'd noted that ... more conservative than Souter in criminal cases. As this article from the Wall Street Journal indicates, "New York criminal-defense lawyers say she is surprisingly tough on crime for a Democratic-backed appointee," and "on the trial bench, she was not viewed ...
July 2, 2009 03:31 am
... some outposts in Europe. And it includes a legal services section that is getting increasing traffic from lawyers looking to snare web-savvy clients. According to the article, written by Ed Finkel, the ... is "immeasurable". The article also mentioned Susan L. Beecher, a solo practicing in Kent, Washington. Ms. Beecher's practice includes family law and she began posting ... does not allow more than three ads within 48 hours, and lawyers can't place ads in multiple cities. Stein warns not to trifle with ...
July 1, 2009 11:46 pm
... have carved from the Constitution to make prosecutions easier and more convenient for the government. Melendez-Diaz relied on the holding in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 51 (2004) in which the Court reaffirmed the basic tenet of the constitution that a defendant has a right to confront those "who 'bear testimony'" against him. Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 51 (2004). Melendez-Diaz, affirmed Crawford's holding that a witness's testimony against a ...
July 1, 2009 03:38 pm
... truck driver Tymothy Thatcher. Vincent was pronounced dead at Howard County Hospital. His 5-year-old sister was treated at Children's Hospital in Washington and released two days later. Kim was pronounced dead at Maryland Shock Trauma Center on Monday night. Thatcher was not injured in the ... 13-year-old, Howard County Times, June 30, 2009 Related Web Resources: Teen killed in Howard crash remembered as inspiration, Baltimore Sun, June 26, 2009 FMCSA Contact our Maryland truck crash lawyers today.
July 1, 2009 01:51 pm

Metro System Repairs Days Before Crash Were Inadequate

(DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog)
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, Esquire Lena Sun and Lyndsey Layton of the Washington Post reported today that federal investigators confirmed that WMATA personnel attempted to replace a component of the signaling system of the tracks ... 33-year history. About the author: Mr. Zambri has been rated by Washingtonian magazine as a "Big Gun" and among the "top 1%" of all lawyers in the Washington metropolitan area. The magazine also describes him as "one of Washington's best--most honest and effective ...
July 1, 2009 01:46 pm
 
 

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