When comedian Tracey Morgan was involved in a terrible accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, he know that he needed the best personal injury attorney, not only for himself, but also for his associates as well. Enter Benedict Morelli, famous New York socially conscious personal injury attorney who secured an amicable, but undisclosed, settlement for Morgan from Wal-Mart, whose driver plowed into Morgan's limo, killing comedian Jimmy Mack McNair and severely injuring Morgan and two others. Morelli's Publicity When the general public saw Morelli on the Today Show, offering updates about this client, Tracey Morgan, people wanted him as their attorney as well. Others remember his defense of Christian Curry, who won an undisclosed settlement from Morgan Stanley or as the attorney from Fox's "Power of Attorney." Inside legal circles, Morelli is already well-known; he was the former President of both the Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Lawyers and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. …show more content…
In 2010, he was the lead counsel in case with the largest vaccine verdict in United States history. He's handled multiple civil cases that resulted in record-setting awards, many of which are settled out-of-court as the opposing counsel is intimidated by Morelli's skills at winning the jury over to his side. With spectacular verdicts under his belt and an uncanny knack for connecting with people, Morelli is in such demand that he may never be able to
Ashley Smith was a young girl that was placed in a juvenile detention centre at age 15 for throwing apples at a mail man. Her short sentence quickly extended into a life sentence because of so many infractions within the prison system. Ashley suffered from extreme mental health issues and was place in a psychiatric prison facility, however this facility was shown in the documentary to be corrupt and their actions with Ashley were extremely illegal. Furthermore, Ashley wasn’t given the proper help and treatment that she needed, instead she was physically and verbally abused by guards in the prison, and she ultimately passed away in the prison. Her death is still being debated about whether
Throughout the trial, defense attorneys attempted to argue Salvi was suffering from psychological disorders that would make him incompetent for trial. Ultimately, however Salvi was found competent to stand trial. After reading Salvi’s full psychiatric interview, the official court transcript of the four-day competency hearing, and the day-to-day summary; I have come to agree that the defendant, John Salvi was competent to stand trial.
Gideon won his case and took the groundbreaking step in public defense lawyers being there for people that cannot afford a lawyer of their own.
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... them first hand in person while they were not on the bench. He has been able to meet just about every single Supreme Court Justice that is currently sitting on the bench now. He has practically has a personal connection to the Supreme Court Justices just for serving as tour guide for the Supreme Court. It is not everyday that one can say this about one of their family members. Also, not many people are able to volunteer as a docent.
Just Mercy documents the incredible and heart wrenching experiences of Equal Justice Initiative founder and attorney extraordinaire, Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s niche is a unique and unexpected focus for a lawyer. He works with people that society often wrongfully characterizes as “criminals” that are usually either on death row or condemned to life in prison. Before seeing a segment of Opera’s interview with Stevenson, and reading this book, I couldn’t understand what typically motivates a lawyer to want to protect the rights of criminals and the un-just. In fact, one of Stevenson’s early mentors, Steve Bright, explained the, “‘opportunity’ isn’t necessarily the first word people think of when they think about doing work with us [Southern Prisoners Defense Committee],” because, “they live[ed] kind of simply, and the hours are pretty insane,” (Stevenson 2014, 6). However, a young Stevenson was undeterred by this claim, and went on to work some incredible cases, and exonerate many innocent and suffering individuals.
Martinez went to trial in Eddy County Fifth Judicial District Court. During trial, it was revealed that one of the car present at the murder scene belonged to Martinez’s defense attorney Michael Carrasco. Not only that, the “white car” that left the crime scene was also owned by the defense counsel’s law firm. In effect, there was an apparent conflict of interest due to the defense counsel’s relationship to the
was known as the best forensic pathologist in Britain’s history. Simpsons most well known case
Sarah Jennings was asked to provide testimony in regards to Nick Casey’s comments to her about his relationship with Todd Williams. Since there is no documentary evidence as to what Mr. Casey told Mrs. Jennings, she will have to provide any testimony verbally and under oath.
The firm’s three main areas of practice are family law, personal injury law, and criminal defense law. If you’re facing criminal charges, a lawyer from the firm will help you build a solid defense strategy. Because the attorneys are also former prosecutors, they understand what’s at stake, and they know how to negotiate for lesser charges
These are not the only reasons for urgency to find a killer; the Solicitor General of Atlanta’s circuit, Hugh M. Dorsey, desperately needed a successful conviction because he had recently failed to convict two accused murderers. He was concerned about putting together a case that would hold up in court; no matter what lengths he had to go to in order to accomplish this. Overtime, it became obvious that Dorsey did not necessarily believe that Frank was guilty, but recognized that the political values of his position were uncertain.
McCorvey’s case provided them this opportunity. McCorvey, later identified as Jane Roe in the case to protect her identity, alleged the abortion law in Texas violated her constitutional rights and the rights of other women. The case was brought against the defendant, the district attorney of Dallas County, Henry B. Wade. John Tolle, Jay Floyd, and Robert Flowers were the defendants’ lawyers. Roe, the plaintiff, was represented by Weddington and Coffee. (http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/p/roe_v_wade.htm)
He was the prosecutor for Manny's fitness hearing. This quote was from him “Having [been a prosecutor] now for nearly 12 years, I have seen time and time and time again kids who were lost causes turn their lives around. And 80 percent of the kids that come before us one time never come back.” This here helps you give insights, that in cases that rehabilitation is effective.
On the evening of June 12, 1994, O.J. Simpson -- a former NFL running back – was tried on two counts of murder for murdering both his wife and her friend. His trial spanned for an extensive 9 months, but Simpson’s lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, managed to successfully raise doubts about the accusation with many of his speeches. One of them, the trial summation speech, was especially powerful in helping him reach his purpose. The language that Cochran uses in the speech lends him credibility through his self-alignment with well-renowned figures and his conciliatory gestures, but it more importantly instills doubt as well as igniting anger in the predominantly black, exasperated jury, all in order to empower the jury to acquit O.J. Simpson of the murder
The words I heard from Justice Eva Guzman have penetrated my heart and have helped mold my path. I cannot begin to imagine to know what I can accomplish with hard work and great dreams. To be a lawyer one must be able to accomplish the mountains of reading, to endure the countless cases, the insufferable hours. I know I have the ambition. I know I have the abilities. This is my moment and I need to seize it. I have the perseverance.