Word: lawyerly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Poindexter's lawyer, Richard Beckler, told The Washington Post: "It's a shame that a man who worked as hard as he did in carrying out the national security obligations at the White House is involved in the criminal case. We're going to vigorously contest this case...
...lawyer and veteran of hothouse politics, Texas style, Strauss has a way, as he puts it, of "getting things done and making things happen." To some that means "influence peddling." To others Strauss has become, at 69, Washington's pre-eminent cutter of Gordian knots. And if a deadlock develops at the Democratic Convention this summer, some Washingtonians think Strauss will be the keeper of the keys. In fact, a few of his closest friends -- with aw-shucks encouragement from Strauss -- want him to be the nominee...
...President-elect Abraham Lincoln made his way East from Illinois. Much of the world regarded him as a coarse and faintly ridiculous country lawyer. Lincoln proved to be a complex historical surprise...
...Dalton's lawyer Nancy Gertner said that thedistinction between the two roles is an artificialone. "We're not talking about intergalacticstandards for tenure. We're asking 'Did she meetthe standards for tenure at Harvard Law School inthat year?'" Gertner said...
...Dalton may have recourse to Bok's decisionthat would allow her to formally air thediscrimination issue. In November, Dalton filedsuit against the Law School, charging that genderdiscrimination lay behind her tenure denial by thefaculty. And according to her lawyer, the tortsexpert may actively pursue such a case against herformer employer...