One by-product of all this litigation: defensive lawyering, as attorneys write elaborate memos to justify their behavior in case they get sued.
As attorneys representing tax-exempt organizations, we are writing to express our grave concern about recent unlawful disclosures of pending applications and unredacted tax returns of certain tax-exempt organizations.
In most Islamic countries, attorneys are simply known as attorneys.
So many of the men and women I flew with went on to careers as attorneys, business owners, optometrists, chiropractors, educators, and even one of our first female pilots.
What proves so interesting is that a conversation with the Queen of Pentacles about business development closely mirrors our conversations with a great many professionals such as attorneys, accountants, physicians and investment advisors.
Marin dropped to his knees, and then fell face-first on the carpet as his attorneys tried to assist him.
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As with attorneys and CPAs, a non-signing preparer must still obtain a PTIN.
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And many firms for routine tasks now use less-expensive alternatives to young associates, such as contract attorneys and outsourcing firms.
Mr. Smith, a Democrat from Queens, and Mr. Halloran, a Republican who is also from Queens, were silent as their attorneys entered not-guilty pleas on their behalf in federal court here.
Plus, as AEG attorneys point out, Phillips and others involved observed the King of Pop giving strong rehearsal performances and were assured by Dr. Murray that he was able to perform.
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Other members of the white collar defense bar once served in the Department of Justice, where they cut their teeth in the very types of prosecutions they came to oppose as defense attorneys.
She repeatedly urged Hasan to reconsider, noting that he would be held to the same standards as all attorneys regarding courtroom rules and military law and be going up against a prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience.
The cast as a whole is impressive, especially Jeffrey Wright and Christopher Plummer as devious Washington attorneys, Matt Damon as an energy analyst living in Geneva, and Alexander Siddig as the young prince who proves more adept at falconry than at petropolitics.
In November 2006, the Assessor sent an identical letter to each Attorney, stating that because it viewed the creation of the PCs as an attempt to evade Maine individual income taxes, it intended to disregard the PCs and treat the individual Attorneys as if they had received the partnership distributions.
Others, such as criminal defense attorneys or federal public defenders, might respond: welcome to federal court.
In court filings, the firm has described the contract attorneys as highly qualified, some of them with special experience in the areas of mortgage backed securities.
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The accusation is that the revolving door has resulted in leniency by the regulatory agency, as former SEC attorneys may exert a degree of influence over their erstwhile colleagues.
The decision represents an influential victory for Frank, who is often derided by class-action attorneys as a gadfly or only interested in raking off part of their fees for himself.
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I'm asking two long-time experts in the field - who, by the way, recently served as the top attorneys for my campaign and for Governor Romney's campaign - to lead it.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the bank regulator and receiver, inherits the right to sue bank directors and officers for losses, as well as their outside professional service providers, such as auditors, attorneys, and appraisers.
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They may also have preexisting duties and obligations as licensed CPAs or attorneys based on a Code of Conduct.
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In Lay's World, he was still the boss, ordering his attorneys around as if they were his subordinates or even his lackeys.
Speculation is rampant as to whether defense attorneys have cast doubt on the evidence that sent Sollecito and Knox to prison for murder.
Compare that to the complaints against attorneys, as logged by the American Bar Association, and against doctors, per the American Medical Association.
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You were heading for high-paid jobs as investment bankers and attorneys.
Hatfill's attorneys said the FBI tipped the news media to searches of Hatfill's home to deflect attention from what the attorneys characterize as a floundering anthrax investigation.
Katherine Russell, Tsarnaev's widow, has been staying at the North Kingstown home and did not speak to reporters as she left her attorneys' office in Providence later in the day.
The report said that everyone who performed screening was contacted, and all denied considering politics when deciding who would be permitted into a competitive honors program for entry-level attorneys or as summer interns.
They will deploy consultants to find the winning elements of, say, an after-school program that keeps kids out of trouble by pairing them with volunteers from the working world, such as high-powered attorneys who run mock trials.
Suppose, as in the case of Enron, someone left additional discoverable documentation that attorneys could easily portray as wanton callousness, and the paper trail lead right up to the C-suite offices.
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