Word: lawyerly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...league lawyer in the oval office, brilliant political practitioner, champion of better education for poor black children, husband of a woman who broke precedent and bravely crusaded nationally on one of the great social issues of the day, voracious book reader, shrewd observer who identified a massive shift in the U.S. economy and the job skills required to meet it, partisan of women's rights, winner of a knock-down, drag-out battle with a Congress that attempted to shut down the government and humiliate the President...
...lawyer feel that they have the upper hand in their ongoing legal battle with Nissan...
...process, the jurors focused today on reviewing testimony about Simpson?s alibi, a brutal fight with his ex-wife and his limo driver?s precise recollections of the timing of events on the night of the murders. Echoing the approach that worked for Simpson at the criminal trial, defense lawyer Robert Baker focused on alleged police racism and evidence tampering. But Baker, who did not indicate whether an appeal would be issued, clearly didn't have the same "Dream Team" magic that worked so successfully for Simpson in the past. But that didn't seem to bother O.J. much. After...
...Goldman's father Fred has said he simply wants a jury to find Simpson responsible for his son's death. His lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, offered a stirring closing argument that even some Simpson defenders conceded was the most masterly in either the criminal or civil trial. Petrocelli again cataloged the physical evidence: the blood in the Bronco, the hair fibers, the newly discovered photographs of Simpson wearing the Bruno Magli shoes that he denied owning. "There's a killer in this courtroom," Petrocelli declared, pointing at Simpson. Quoting a 16th century French poet, Petrocelli concluded, "'My lovely living...
...years, and half a million dollars, which will ultimately land in the estate of his children and which will be available to pay expenses such as schooling. He owns a small equity interest in his multimillion-dollar home, but that is expected to be consumed by legal fees. Defense lawyer Baker and moneyman Taft have already slapped liens on it. Simpson also has a life-insurance policy, believed to have a substantial cash value, that would be available to pay him an annuity. It too is beyond the reach of the plaintiffs...