For that I want at least 40%

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Respond that you're not licensed in MO and that you recommend he contact an attorey in MO before the statute runs. Point him to some atty referral service.

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FWIW, my e-mail for here is the same way (only FL and here), and I didn't get it.

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Hmmm, all I seem to get is spam for penis reduction creams.

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Just tell Hank you won't let him do sex to you no matter how small he can get it to go.

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I don't date ethnic.

Now Hiring!
 

Anyone want to do criminal defense?

http://www.slate.com/id/2106248/

Now Hiring!
 

Put it in terms we can understand --- does this mean John Kerry's career as a DA was as much of a walkover as Vietnam was?

Now Hiring!
 

I'm probably wasting my (virtual) breath but this article follows many that don't explain the problem here in MA very well. New public defenders who work full-time for the state probably earn about the same amount as the bar advocates (who could have been doing the work for years) because bar advocates have to pay all overhead, malpractice and health insurance, etc. from the hourly rates. Furthermore, there is a cap on the number of hours that can be billed annually, so it is not possible to do what the guy in Oregon did. End of timmy rant.

How to ensure a seat on the Supreme Court
 

Concur with yourself (5th Circuit .pdf)

Edith Jones holds that Roe v. Wade, redux (on McCorvey's 60(b) motion), is moot. But laments that the case is moot, and, like rain on your wedding day, was itself a case that benefitted from an exception to the mootness rule, given the substantial evidence of harm that abortion causes to women

For obvious reasons, she presumably now also appeals to John Kerry.

How to ensure a seat on the Supreme Court
 

It's amazing she couldn't get the rest of the panel to sign their names to such chestnuts as "No longer does the unwed mother face social ostracism" and "It takes no expert prognosticator to know that research on women’s mental and physical health following abortion will yield an eventual medical consensus."

Hey Good Lookin'
 

District and Bankruptcy Judges get into legalistic Food Fiiiiiight!

I haven't found a link to the actual opinion (on remand) online, will post if I can find it, b/c it's quite amusing.

Alleged Discovery Abuses Lead to $500M Dismissal

I would bet serious money this gets reversed. Meanwhile, Jones Day's malpractice carrier will be watching the advance sheets wearing Depends.

BTW, ninth year associate? WTF? I take it there are parts of Georgia where they still haven't posted the text of the 13th Amendment in the break rooms?

I have heard that Jones Day has like a 10 or 11-yr partnership track. But I may be wrong.

From the Volokh Conspiracy:

A guy who can stay on message with such laser-beam focus deserves a position in this administration's cabinet. He's a defense attorney --- he can replace Rumsfeld?

Obvious: "'We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War of Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be truly over,'" Judge Gerald Tjoflat wrote for the three-member court. 'September 11, 2001, already a day of immeasurable tragedy, cannot be the day liberty perished in this country.'"

Surprising: Judge Tjoflat is not on the Ninth Circuit.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,135684,00.html

the last time we took your advice it didn't work out. if it gets to where we can't go to movies can we start checking people?

It's somehow my fault we let the wrong ones go? This is one Dem who won't take a Slavian fall for the excesses of the Administration.

I will, however, take credit for electing a dead man to the Senate from the great state of Missouri.

traffic law news from our friends to the north
 

• English-only traffic sign ruled illegal
  
  Toronto — A justice of the peace has ruled that a "no left turn" sign in Toronto is unenforceable because it is not written in both English and French.
  
  The ruling Monday by Justice Alice Napier could result in thousands of traffic tickets being dismissed.
  
  Lawyer Jennifer Myers argued that a traffic sign near Bay and Dundas streets violated the Highway Traffic Act and the French Languages Service Act because it was not in both official languages.
  
  Napier agreed at a night court hearing Monday, and threw out a ticket issued to Myers for making an illegal left turn.
  
  Myers does not speak French.
  
  Daniel Brown, a law student who represented her in court, said Myers' victory could prove expensive for the city of Toronto.
  
  "Certainly there will be some cost consequences," Brown said. "They will have to update every traffic sign to correspond with the French Languages Services Act."
  
  Mayor David Miller said Tuesday that the city would appeal the decision.
  
  George Bartlett, director of prosecutions for the city of Toronto, said a provision of the Highway Traffic Act that requires French-language signs does not apply because city council never approved it.
  
  Bartlett also said that a decision by a justice of the peace would not set a precedent that invalidates other tickets issued on the basis of English-only signs.

CBC Toronto

traffic law news from our friends to the north
 

Can a law student represent another person in court?

traffic law news from our friends to the north
 

It's CANADA, for chrissakes. I'm sure they have all kinds of fucked-up shit going on.

More to the point, I believe they can if they are supervised by an atty, at least in some states. Haven't you seen Legally Blond???

traffic law news from our friends to the north
 

While the laws in Canada may obviously be quite different, most US states have provisions allowing students to appear in court on behalf of clients, usually as part of a clinic, and usually only under the supervision of an admitted attorney.

traffic law news from our friends to the north
 

In traffic court, yes. The "judge" is actually a justice of the peace. I don't know what you call them here.

traffic law news from our friends to the north
 

Unfortunately yes. In SOME states you still have to be licensed (as a Rule 9 Intern) in order to represent someone in court and to be under the supervision of an attorney. You would NEVER call that person just a law student.

Enron
 

Judge: Ex-Enron execs must stand trial together
Former CEO Ken Lay sought to be tried separately.

HOUSTON - A federal court Tuesday ruled that former Enron Corp. chairman Ken Lay should be tried alongside former executives Jeffrey Skilling and Richard Causey on charges linked to the disgraced energy company's collapse.

In his ruling, Judge Lake said motions to split the case into three trials were denied because the defendants failed to show there was a risk that a joint trial would compromise the defendants' rights or prevent a jury from making a judgmentabout guilt or innocence.

For those reasons, "the court concludes that the defendants have failed to demonstrate that the charges against them ... should be severed," Judge Lake wrote.

However, four charges against Lay for bank fraud and false statements to banks regarding personal loans made to him were severed from the case and will have to be tried separately

traffic law news from our friends to the north
 

YOU might not, but I sure would. Some states might try to dress up the pig more, but around these parts, at least, the clinics have names like "Law Students in Court."

And at least the ones who do criminal law are nonetheless in incredibly high demand, because the defendants know it's better to have the complete attention of a law student than be the 50th case of the day for a public defender. The clinics' win rate in litigation tends to be through the roof.

Where is everyone?

No one uses this particular board except for posting news articles that are (a.) legal and (b.) non-political. As you can see, that magic combination doesn't happen often.

Try the FB or the permission-only Adult Board if you're looking for boobies.

I admit it, I got a low grade in Con Law
 

From an article on CNN.com re: the likelihood of Bush appointing new justices to the Supreme Court, and Sen. Specter:

Is it just me, or did the reporter cite the wrong Marshall? I would guess that Specter meant John Marshall. Although Thurgood was a legendary lawyer and player in the civil rights movement, most of the relevant books I recall reading said he was very much a mediocre Supreme.

Yes, i am very much bored today, thanks for asking.

link

Cross-post with Mid-Atlantic board
 

Double post

Cross-post with Mid-Atlantic board
 

According to today's Legal Intelligencer (subscription required) Wolf Block has decided to raise first year salaries to $115k, joing a host of other peer firms that have done so in the last 6 weeks. Dechert and MLB are still out in front in the Philadelphai market at $125k.

I am not exactly sure what is prompting this, but it is certainly good news, as it appears that the bonus wheels might start turning once again.

AdL

The Season of Giving
 

Even less bonus chatter than last year. Interesting.

Where I'm calling from, there'll be nothing to chatter about for at least a month.

The Season of Giving
 

There is a fair amount of chatter on the Infuriation Boards.

The Season of Giving
 

I'm truly shocked, what with all the money flooding into Fat City these days.

LawCrossing
 

Anyone dropped the money for a subscription to LawCrossing? Is it worth it? Are there better or cheaper alternatives? Any advice welcomed.

Justice Breyer reports for jury duty. As the article points out, if anyone could of gotten out of it, it would be him.

That's an interesting find. Too bad he didn't serve as a juror.

Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery.
 

Do NOT be 37 minutes late for a trial in Andalusia, Alabama. If you are 37 minutes late for trial in Andalusia, Alabama, cross your fingers and hope your secretary back in Montgomery doesn't sell your shit up the river.