Word: counseled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...independence is in the duty which he owes to his clients, once selected, to serve them without the slightest thought of the effect such a service may have upon his personal popularity or political fortunes. Any lawyer who surrenders this independence or shades this duty by trimming his professional counsel to fit the gusts of popular opinion, in my judgment, not only dishonors himself but disparages and degrades the great profession to which he should be proud to belong...
...Dohenys filed motions to quash the indictments, arguing that there were, illegally, too many Federal officials inside the Jury rooms, and that the Attorney Gen eral's office had no business to secure indictments when Congress had placed the oil cases in the hands of special counsel. Many moons and many motions will come to pass before the oil story has been rehearsed, revised, finally edited and entombed...
...swept with them to shouting triumphs on home waters. Now he led them forth?the bronze-skinned ones?to conquer the oarsmen of the world, as warlike Menelaus led the bronze-greaved Argives against Troy of old. Would his heart and theirs be stout enough? Could he counsel and exhort them to his Nation's glory...
...Mondell called for the report of the Committee on Rules. Paul Howland, counsel of Harry M. Daugherty, stepped forward. His report had two interesting features. One was the provision giving women equal representation with men on the National Committee. At this the women delegates went wild. The men expressed approval. The other was a provision giving the National Committee power to oust any committeeman who refused to support the Convention's nominees?a threat for the Wisconsin group if they should turn from Coolidge to La Follette. The roar of approval which this provision produced was as great as that...
...Graduate School of Business Administration Edgar J. Rich '87 of Winchester, is to be lecturer on Transportation. Mr. Rich was attorney and general solicitor of the Boston and Maine railroad, and since 1915, in general practice, as counsel for various railways, has made a specialty of interstate commerce law, on which since 1908 he has been lecturing at Harvard...