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counsel in all matters which may be necessary for his defense"); State v. Morris, 275 N.C. 50 (1969) (defendant has constitutional right in every criminal case to retain and appear by counsel of his choice); see also 3 WAYNE R. LAFAVE ET AL., CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 11.1(a), at 566-67 (3d ed. 2007) [hereinafter LAFAVE, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE]).
Counsel, as curious, broad‐gauged business partner, must help define, debate and develop busi‐ ness positions on broad company issues. The General Counsel must be a leader in building an integrity infrastructure that embeds formal requirement (law and finance) and the company's ethical
Cases Without Counsel: Experiences of Self-Representation in U.S. Family Court ("Cases Without Counsel" or "CWC") is a qualitative empirical research study exploring the issue of self-representation in the United States from the litigants' perspective. Through one-on-one extended interviews, the study collected information and narratives
Access to counsel is scarce and unevenly distributed across the united States Nationally, only 37 percent of all immigrants secured legal representation in their removal cases. immigrants in detention were the least likely to obtain representation. only 14 percent of detained immigrants acquired legal counsel, compared with two-
counsel back into the courtroom, said he would file an OSC re contempt on February 23, 2011, and ordered defense counsel to appear on that date. On February 23, 2011, Judge Connolly took the contempt matter off calendar. The commission found that the February 3 evidentiary hearing and the ex parte .
coordination of appointments to the federal judiciary. The Counsel's Office staff is comprised of lawyers plus clerical and administrative personnel. Detailees, consultants, and interns increased the size of the office to varying levels throughout the administration. The White House Office of Counsel to the President was headed by Atlanta lawyer
juveniles who waive counsel are more likely to enter guilty pleas without offering arguments or mitigating circumstances to the court and more likely to be sent to detention facilities. The American Bar Association believes juvenile waiver of counsel should be completely prohibited, but most states that ban waiver only do so in limited situations.
to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceed-ings, a national review of the legal representation of children in delinquency proceedings.12 The first systemic national as-sessment of its kind, the report laid the foundation for a closer examination of access to counsel, the training and resource
enough to keep even the soundest-sleeping in-house counsel awake at night. Meanwhile, though in-house law departments have a history of supporting enterprise risk management, general counsel have recently also assumed the role of corporate crisis managers , requiring them to work closely with other business units such as IT, HR, and marketing
The Fight for Right to Counsel in Detention and Beyond. INTRODUCTION. NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER 2016. 2. Recognizing a universal right to counsel in U.S. immigration courts makes economic and functional sense for the legal system that carries out the detention and deportation process.
Functions Performed by In-House Counsel -Conducting investigations -Fact-gathering regarding issues that may later be the subject of litigation -Regulatory compliance issues -Matters concerning the functioning of the entity See e.g. Giffin v. Smith, 688 S.W.2d 112 (Tex. 1985) (General counsel's communications
Counsel to the Senate Counsel to the House of Representatives State House, Room 200 State House, Room 139 Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133 (617) 722-1470 (617) 722-2360 February 2010 Dear Legislative Drafter: The House and Senate Counsel have prepared this manual to help legislative lawyers and other staff who are drafting or reviewing bills .