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attorney
attorney agent put in place of another to manage particular affairs of the principal. An attorney in fact is an agent who conducts business under authority that is controlled and limited by a written document called a letter, or power, of attorney granted by the principal. An attorney at law is an... Read more |
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Charles OConor
O'CONOR, CHARLES Charles O'Conor achieved prominence as a New York attorney and as counsel for the prosecution in the trial of the notorious Tweed Ring. O'Conor was born January 22, 1804, in New York City. After his admission to the bar in 1824, O'Conor practiced law in New York for twenty years,... Read more |
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Specialization
SPECIALIZATION A career option pursued by some attorneys that entails the acquisition of detailed knowledge of, and proficiency in, a particular area of law. As the law in the United States becomes increasingly complex and covers a greater number of subjects, more and more attorneys are narrowing... Read more |
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Reverdy Johnson
JOHNSON, REVERDY Reverdy Johnson served as U.S. attorney general from 1849 to 1850. Johnson also served in the U.S. Senate and was an influential constitutional lawyer. He represented the defense in dred scott v. sandford, 60 (19 How.) U.S. 393, 15 L. Ed. 691 (1857). Johnson was born May 21, 1796,... Read more |
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bank holidays
bank holidays days when the law requires that banks be closed. In the United States the list varies from state to state but generally includes, besides the major holidays, many days that are observed only by the banks and such government institutions as post offices. In England since 1871, bank... Read more |
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Tom Campbell Clark
Tom Campbell Clark 1899-1977, U.S. Attorney General (1945-49), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1949-67), b. Dallas, Tex.; father of Ramsey Clark . He received his law degree from the Univ. of Texas. Clark joined the Justice Dept. (1937) as a special assistant to the attorney general.... Read more |
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Earl Warren Legal Training Program
EARL WARREN LEGAL TRAINING PROGRAM The Earl Warren Legal Training Program was begun in 1972 for the purpose of increasing the number of black attorneys in the United States. The program provides financial aid on the basis of need to qualified law students for the three full years of law school.... Read more |
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James Clark McReynolds
James Clark McReynolds , 1862-1946, U.S. Attorney General (1913-14) and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1914-41), b. Elkton, Ky. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Virginia in 1884. He was a professor of law at Vanderbilt when he was appointed Assistant Attorney General by... Read more |
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Tom Burrell
Thomas J. Burrell 1939– Business executive At a Glance… Aptitude Test Triggered Career Broke New Ground in Advertising Sources A major figure in American marketing and advertising, Thomas Burrell heads a leading marketing communications firm that provides advertising, public... Read more |
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Preston Manning
Preston Manning 1942-, Canadian political leader. Although he is the son of Ernest C. Manning, a leader of the Social Credit party who was premier of Alberta for 25 years, Preston Manning headed a management consulting firm for many years before he entered Canadian national politics. In 1987 he... Read more |
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Patient unlikely fount of largess
...support this year's Annual Fund...gift of $25, $50...the woman's name was...gleaned from a list of people...the woman's name would...After a few days, Dorreen...it did not employ an investigator...T and the attorney general...among the top 10 ... |