Word: lawyers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Barnett has said that Razo's experience at Harvard, a radically different environment than his California barrio home,might figure in the lawyer's defense. Yesterday,however, Barnett declined to discuss his strategyfor the case...
...when television cameras and microphones can pick up every gesture, every word, every nuance and display them to millions of titillated viewers. Recently, my employer said to me, "You'll find in the law profession, you don't always say what you believe." This was a lawyer speaking, one of those people who are supposed to fight for truth, justice, and the American way (actually, scratch the last term; after listening to all the campaign rhetoric, I'm not sure just what that phrase means anymore...
Robert Robinson, a retired lawyer who teaches a class on legal studies, prefers to run his class more traditionally. Students are expected to read the newspaper and clip out articles on legal issues and to do three hours of reading each week. Robinson says he likes to run his class in such a way because he enjoys the studying himself...
...sophomore Thomas S. Kang has since recovered and is free on his own recognizance following the August 9 struggle. He is awaiting a preliminary hearing in the Middlesex County Superior Court, said Kang's lawyer, William P. Homans...
...whether to endure a trial or try to negotiate a settlement. Drawn-out civil and criminal trials would be a drain on Drexel's resources and customer goodwill. Moreover, Drexel may have more court battles to fight against its aggrieved clients and the investing public. Late last week a lawyer in Philadelphia filed the first suit on behalf of stockholders in the companies listed in the Government's case. As Drexel's legal troubles proliferate, they are already transforming the firm from an aggressor feared by competitors into an embattled defender of its prominent place on Wall Street...