Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney At Law - The Job Of An Attorney
Once accepted by the bar association of a state, an American attorney may file legal pleadings and argue cases in any court in that state...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney At Law - American Attorneys' Attire
Unlike their counterparts in other common law jurisdictions, American attorneys are not required to wear wigs, robes or any other items o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - Australia
In Australia the Attorney-General is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Cabinet. The Attorney-General is the minister...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia - Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General, is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some juri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Attorney: Encyclopedia - United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed thro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law
A lawyer in the United States is technically called an attorney at law or an attorney-at-law. In some states a lawyer is called an attorn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney-client Privilege: Encyclopedia - Attorney-client Privilege
Attorney-client privilege is a legal concept that protects communications between a client and his or her attorney and keeps those commun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Power Of Attorney: Encyclopedia - Power Of Attorney
A power of attorney or letter of attorney in common law systems or mandate in civil law systems is an authorization to act on someone els...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Attorney General: Encyclopedia - United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lee Attorney General: Encyclopedia - Charles Lee Attorney General
Charles Lee (1758– June 24, 1815) was an American lawyer from Virginia. He served as United States Attorney General from 1795 until 180...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General V. X: Encyclopedia - Attorney General V. X
Attorney General v. X or the X Case was a 1992 Irish Supreme Court case which established the right of Irish women to an abortion if thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Attorney For The District Of Hawaii: Encyclopedia - United States Attorney For The District Of Hawaii
The United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii — also known as the United States Attorney and U.S. Attorney — is the chief law...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accountant-client Privilege: Encyclopedia - Accountant-client Privilege
Accountant-client privilege is a privilege defined in U.S. tax law enacted by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - India
The Attorney General of India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in dealing with the Supreme Court of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - Canada
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General are combined into one cabinet position in Canada. The Attorney General is the chief law offi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney At Law - Specialization
Most American attorneys are specialized in one field or another. Often dichotomies are drawn between different types of attorneys, but th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - Australia
In Australia the Attorney-General is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Cabinet. The Attorney-General is the minister...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - Canada
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General are combined into one cabinet position in Canada. The Attorney General is the chief law offi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - England And Wales
The Attorney General for England and Wales is similarly the chief law officer of the Crown in England and Wales, and advises and represen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - Hong Kong
The Attorney General of Hong Kong, renamed Secretary for Justice after transfer of sovereignty in 1997, is the legal adviser of the Hong ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney At Law - Titles And Names
Broadly speaking, an "attorney" is one who acts on behalf of another person in some capacity. For example, an "attorney-in-fact" is a kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - England And Wales
The Attorney General for England and Wales is similarly the chief law officer of the Crown in England and Wales, and advises and represen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney's Fee: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney's Fee - Awards Of Attorney's Fees In The United States
A number of laws provide for an award of attorney's fees for a prevailing plaintiff in lawsuits involving: Class actions Civil rights vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General - Hong Kong
The Attorney General of Hong Kong, renamed Secretary for Justice after transfer of sovereignty in 1997, is the legal adviser of the Hong ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney At Law - Media Images
Contrary to the media image of attorneys, much legal work requires hours of in-depth research in a law library or in an electronic databa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney At Law - Education And Training
Before taking the bar exam, nearly all American lawyers must first attend law school for at least three years. The degree earned by prosp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney At Law - Unlicensed Practice Of Law
Some states provide criminal penalties for (1) falsely holding oneself out to the public as a lawyer, and (2) the unauthorized practice o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Attorney: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Attorney - Appointment
The U.S. Attorney is appointed by and serves at the discretion of the President of the United States for a term of four years, with appoi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Attorney: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Attorney - Role
The U.S Attorney is both the primary representative and the administrative head of the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the district. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General Of Ontario: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General Of Ontario - List Of Attorneys-general Of Ontario
*As Premier ** Conant remained Attorney-General when he served as Premier of Ontario from October 21, 1942 until May 18, 1943 when he res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney's Fee: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney's Fee - Loser Pays
Most countries operate under a "loser pays" system, sometimes called the English rule. Under the English rule, the losing party pays the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent Attorney: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent Attorney - Qualification Regimes
In Europe, the requirements for practising as patent attorney before national patent offices should be distinguished from those needed fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General Of Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General Of Virginia - Responsibilities
The Attorney General heads the Office of the Attorney General, also known as the Department of Law. The Attorney General and their Office...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney-client Privilege: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney-client Privilege - Limits Of Attorney-client Privilege
In the United States, communications between accountants and their clients are usually not privileged, so a person worried about accusati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney General Of Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney General Of Virginia - Political Ambitions
Because it is one of only three statewide elected offices, the post of Attorney General is seen as a stepping-stone to higher office, esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law - Cast
Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law - Guest Appearances. Billy West as Dr. Zin (in "Bannon Custody Case") Dee Bradley Baker as Jonny Quest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney-client Privilege: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney-client Privilege - General Requirements Under U.s. Law
The general requirements for a valid assertion of attorney-client privilege in many jurisdictions in the United States are: (1) The asser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attorney-general New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Attorney-general New Zealand - Responsibilities And Powers
The Attorney-General has two main areas of official responsibility. Firstly, the Attorney-General is has ministerial jurisdiction over th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law - Premise
The show features ex-superhero Harvey Birdman as an attorney working for a prestigious law firm, along with other cartoon stars such as B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law - Characters
Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law - Sebben and Sebben. Harvey T. Birdman starred in the Hanna-Barbera show Birdman and the Galaxy Trio in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law - Episodes
In production order. Repeats on Adult Swim show the episodes in this order, as do the DVDs. The premiere date, on the right, may be out o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edwards V. Canada Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Edwards V. Canada Attorney General - Background
During this period women had earned the right to vote and gender equality issues were a hot political topic. The Valiant Five had begun t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edwards V. Canada Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Edwards V. Canada Attorney General - Opinion Of The Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council
Viscount Sankey, writing for the committee, found that the meaning of "persons" could be read broadly to include women, reversing the dec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edwards V. Canada Attorney General: Encyclopedia Ii - Edwards V. Canada Attorney General - Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada
The five Justices who heard the case held that the meaning of "persons" did not include women. The majority judgment was written by Chief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Cooley: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Cooley - Life As District Attorney
In a campaign featuring a record-breaking 15 debates, Cooley captured nearly two-thirds of the vote. He was the first trial-tested attorn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Garrison: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Garrison - District Attorney
Garrison worked for the New Orleans law firm Deutsch, Ketrigan & Stiles until he became an Assistant District Attorney from 1954 to 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - Attorney General
In 1975, Doyle returned to Madison and served three terms as Dane County District Attorney, from 1977 to 1982. After leaving that office,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - Attorney General
In 1975, Doyle returned to Madison, was elected Dane County District Attorney and served three terms from 1977 to 1982. After he left tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edwin Meese: Encyclopedia Ii - Edwin Meese - U.s. Attorney General
Meese became Attorney General in February 1985, holding this office until August, 1988. Edwin Meese - Iran-Contra. Meese's tenure was h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walt Brown: Encyclopedia Ii - Walt Brown - Attorney Career
After his extensive service in military law and courts, Walt Brown was hired as an associate professors at the Northwestern School of Law...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ashcroft: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ashcroft - U.s. Attorney General
Ashcroft is noted by his detractors for allegedly ordering that the partially nude statues of Liberty and Justice -- which stand in the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Floyd B. Olson: Encyclopedia Ii - Floyd B. Olson - District Attorney
In 1919, Olson was hired as Assistant District Attorney for Hennepin County and, by the following year, had been appointed to the post of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeanine Pirro: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeanine Pirro - 2006 State Attorney General Campaign
On December 21, 2005, after continuing pressure from party chiefs, a lagging fundraising effort, and polls showing she would be defeated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Gonzales: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Gonzales - Attorney General Nomination And Confirmation
Gonzales' name was sometimes floated as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court during Bush's first presidential term, alth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ohio Politicians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ohio Politicians - Candidates For Ohio Attorney General
Election Results, Ohio Attorney General Election Results, Ohio Attorney General (Democratic Primaries) Election Results, Ohio Attorney Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert M. Morgenthau: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert M. Morgenthau - District Attorney Of New York County
Morgenthau has maintained a national profile while serving in what is technically a local office, due in part to New York's prominence as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Ribbon Campaign Fiji: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Ribbon Campaign Fiji - Attorney-general Qoriniasi Bale
On 16 June, Attorney-General Qoriniasi Bale declared that the fate of the government was linked to the passage of the bill. "If the Bill ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cia Leak Grand Jury Investigation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cia Leak Grand Jury Investigation - Judges Special Counsel Attorneys Courthouses
CIA leak grand jury investigation - Judges. Judge Thomas Hogan - Chief U.S. District Judge Judge Reggie Walton - U.S. District Judge ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Australian Commonwealth Government Entities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Australian Commonwealth Government Entities - Portfolio Of The Attorney-general
List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities - Ministers. Attorney-General Solicitor-General Minister for Justice and Customs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eliot Spitzer: Encyclopedia Ii - Eliot Spitzer - Political Career
In 1994 Spitzer put aside his private practice to concentrate on attaining the elected office of New York Attorney General. He failed in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janet Reno: Encyclopedia Ii - Janet Reno - Biography
Reno's father, Henry Reno, immigrated to the United States from Denmark and for forty-three years was a police reporter for the Miami Her...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Director Of Public Prosecutions: Encyclopedia Ii - Director Of Public Prosecutions - Canada
In Canada, each provinces (or territories') Crown Attorney Office (Canada) is responsible for criminal cases. In Ontario, local Crown Att...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eliot Spitzer: Encyclopedia Ii - Eliot Spitzer - Background
Spitzer was born and raised in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, by observant Austrian Jewish parents. He is a graduate of Horace Mann ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eliot Spitzer: Encyclopedia Ii - Eliot Spitzer - Campaign For Governor Of New York
For more details on this topic, see New York gubernatorial election, 2006. On December 7, 2004, Spitzer announced his intention to seek t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dick Thornburgh: Encyclopedia Ii - Dick Thornburgh - Political Career
Dick Thornburgh - U.S. Attorney. Following a failed bid for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966, Thornburgh served as a delegate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eliot Spitzer: Encyclopedia Ii - Eliot Spitzer - Whitehead Threat Allegation
On December 22, 2005, John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and former chairman of Goldman Sachs, al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Director Of Public Prosecutions: Encyclopedia Ii - Director Of Public Prosecutions - Republic Of Ireland
The Director of Public Prosecutions has been responsible for prosecution, in the name of the People, of all indictable criminal offences ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Department Of Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Department Of Justice - History
Initially the Attorney General was a one-person, part-time job, established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, but this grew with the bureaucr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Department Of Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Department Of Justice - Organization
United States Department of Justice - Leadership offices. Office of the Attorney General Office of the Deputy Attorney General Office ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Cooley: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Cooley - Background
The second of five children, Steve Cooley was born at St. Vincent's Hospital (now St. Vincent's Medical Center) in Los Angeles, Californi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dick Thornburgh: Encyclopedia Ii - Dick Thornburgh - Early Life And Family
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Thornburgh majored in engineering at Yale University, graduating in 1954. He later earned a law degree ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - Governor
With Doyle's election, alongside Barbara Lawton, his Lieutenant Governor, nearly all of Wisconsin's statewide offices are now held by Dem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Representation Before The European Patent Office: Encyclopedia Ii - Representation Before The European Patent Office - Professional Representatives
Professional representatives bear the title of European patent attorney. In order to be a European patent attorney, one must be a nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - Governor
With Doyle's election, alongside Barbara Lawton, his Lieutenant Governor, nearly all of Wisconsin's statewide offices are now held by Dem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jennifer Granholm: Encyclopedia Ii - Jennifer Granholm - Early Life And Career
Granholm, a Catholic, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1959, and her family moved to California when she was four. As a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jennifer Granholm: Encyclopedia Ii - Jennifer Granholm - Governor
Granholm was sworn in as the 47th Governor of the state of Michigan on January 1, 2003. In her inaugural speech, she said: "We've all hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeanine Pirro: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeanine Pirro - Westchester County Positions
In the late 1970s, Pirro became an Assistant District Attorney in Westchester County. In 1989, she became a judge on the Westchester Coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeanine Pirro: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeanine Pirro - 2006 U.s. Senate Campaign
On August 10, 2005 in New York City, Pirro announced that she would seek the Republican nomination to challenge first-term incumbent Sena...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert M. Morgenthau: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert M. Morgenthau - 2005 Election Campaign
Morgenthau announced in 2005, at the age of 85, that he would be once again a candidate for the office of District Attorney of New York C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - The 2002 Election
After Tommy Thompson resigned as Wisconsin Governor to become Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush in 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Floyd B. Olson: Encyclopedia Ii - Floyd B. Olson - Candidate For Governor
In 1923, Olson brought a case against the leaders of the Minnesota Citizens Alliance, a faux-grassroots organization dedicated to preserv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Floyd B. Olson: Encyclopedia Ii - Floyd B. Olson - Olson As Governor
At the time Olson assumed his office, Minnesota's state legislature was officially nonpartisan, but was, in reality, dominated by conserv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Floyd B. Olson: Encyclopedia Ii - Floyd B. Olson - Final Days
As the 1936 election neared, Olson ruled out the possibility of running for president as a third party candidate, and instead announced h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Floyd B. Olson: Encyclopedia Ii - Floyd B. Olson - Early Life
Floyd B. Olson was born on the north side of Minneapolis, Minnesota to a Norwegian father and a Swedish mother. He was an only child. Aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - The 2002 Election
After Tommy Thompson resigned as Wisconsin Governor to become Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2001, Lieutenant Governor Scott M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mike Logan Law & Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Mike Logan Law & Order - Character
Logan was a homicide detective in the 27th Precinct in Manhattan. Born into a working class Irish Catholic family, Logan had a dysfunctio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - Personal Background
Governor Doyle was born in Madison, Wisconsin to James E. Doyle Sr. and Ruth Bachhuber Doyle. Doyle's parents were founding members of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Doyle: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Doyle - Personal Background
Governor Doyle was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Ruth and James E. Doyle Sr. Doyle's parents were founding members of the modern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Gonzales: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Gonzales - Texas Career
Gonzales was an attorney in private practice from 1982 until 1994 with the Houston law firm Vinson and Elkins, where he became a partner....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeanine Pirro: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeanine Pirro - Albert Pirro
Jeanine Pirro's husband, Albert Pirro, has been an influential private real-estate attorney and lobbyist. In 2000, he was convicted on 66...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Department Of Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Department Of Justice - History
Initially the Attorney General was a one-person, part-time job, established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, but this grew with the bureaucr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moazzam Begg: Encyclopedia Ii - Moazzam Begg - Detention
Moazzam Begg - Defense attorney's allegations. His American lawyer, Gitanjali Gutierrez, received a handwritten letter from him, dated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ashcroft: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ashcroft - Early Career: Lawyer Governor
Ashcroft was born in Chicago, Illinois to James Robert Ashcroft and Grace P. Larsen (whose parents were born in Norway). He was educated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ashcroft: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ashcroft - Karl Rove Conflict Of Interest Allegation
See CIA leak grand jury investigation When long-term client Karl Rove was being questioned by the FBI over the leak of a covert CIA agent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. District Court For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. District Court For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania - Judges Of The District
District Judges Thomas I. Vanaskie (Chief Judge) (Scranton) (nominated by William J. Clinton in 1994; appointed Chief Judge in 1999); A. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Power Of Attorney: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Power Of Attorney
Definition and meaning of Power of Attorney :   Power of Attorney: (1) The authority given to one person or corporation to act ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Power Of Attorney: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Power Of Attorney
Definition and meaning of Power of Attorney :   Power of Attorney: (1) The authority given to one person or corporation to act ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attorney-in-fact: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Attorney-in-fact
Definition and meaning of Attorney-In-Fact :   Attorney-In-Fact: The individual who manages a reciprocal insurance exchange and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attorney In Fact: Insurance Glossary Dictionary Ii - Attorney In Fact
Definition and meaning of Attorney in fact :   A person appointed by a power of attorney to act on behalf of another person. &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Attorney: Meaning Of Dreams About Attorney
  Attorney To see an attorney at the bar, denotes that disputes of a serious nature will arise between parties interested in wo...   » Read the article