Tri-County Scholarship Fund to honor attorney Mary W. Browning – Essex News Daily

Mary W. Browning GLEN RIDGE — Mary W. Browning, a borough resident and a senior member of the Cole Schotz law firm, is slated to be honored at the Tri-County Scholarship Fund’s 11th Annual Women of Achievement Luncheon. “We are delighted to honor Mary this year,” said Prudence Pigott, president of Tri-County. “The annual event recognizes four outstanding women whose professional achievements and contributions to community service establish them as community leaders and role models for our scholarship recipients.” Browning’s extensive experience in estate and trust tax planning, wealth preservation and her commitment to mentoring women in the legal field…

Attorney explains why driver only received a ticket for food truck crash

MILWAUKEE — It’s been nearly a month since the crash that destroyed Andre Richards’ business and left him with injuries he’s still recovering from. Police say the crash was the result of a 28-year-old driving under the influence. Information obtained from our open records request shows the driver was only handed a citation for property damage due to OWI. We wanted to know why the penalties weren’t harsher for Richard’s injury and totaled truck. TMJ4 brought that question to personal injury lawyer, Jeff Zirgibel. “It’s frustrating for him because if he’s injured, or he has bodily harm, which is any…

Donald Trump’s attorney: New York AG bond suggestions ‘unjust’

1 of 3 | Former President Donald Trump enters the courtroom in his civil fraud trial in New York City in January. File Photo by Louis Lanzano/UPI | License Photo March 21 (UPI) — Attorneys for Donald Trump called proposals from the New York attorney general to satisfy his bond judgment for civil fraud “impractical and unjust” in a filing on Thursday. Dennis Fan, senior assistant solicitor general to the attorney general, suggested in a filing on Wednesday that Trump could seek the services of multiple agencies to combine funds and pay the $454 million bond. Trump’s attorneys say this…

City attorney takes heat from group on public speech | News

Since January, the Chino Hills City Council has been grappling with how to handle public comments from a group called Chino Valley 4 Palestinians who have been asking for a cease-fire resolution on the Israel-Hamas War. City attorney Mark Hensley has been getting heat from residents who are challenging him for not allowing them to talk about the genocide in Gaza, the war, and calls for a cease-fire resolution. They accused him of suppressing their First Amendment right to speak and of violating the open meeting law, known as the Brown Act. When asked about the free speech matter, Mr.…

Attorney for man killed outside Waterbury court stunned by the shooting – NBC Connecticut

The search is on for the person who shot and killed a man outside the Waterbury courthouse. The gunshots ranged out Thursday morning just after the victim finished court proceedings. It started as a typical morning for attorney Ioannis Kaloidis with Kaloidis Law Firm, representing his client at the Waterbury courthouse. “My client and I were in front of the judge moments earlier. He got a new date, his case was continued. I shook his hand and told him I’d see him in a couple weeks,” he said. As he was in the courtroom for another case, Kaloidis said a…

New York attorney general is ready ‘each and every day’ to seize Donald Trump’s property

Attorneys representing the New York attorney general’s office have issued a firm response to former US President Donald Trump’s assertions regarding his inability to furnish a bond to cover a substantial fine for business fraud, and signaling a potential escalation of legal actions against him. Donald Trump faces Monday’s deadline for fraud bonds as NYC Attorney General Letitia James threatens to seize every bit of his property.(Reuters/AP) The office of Attorney General Letitia James has already warned that action will kick off on Monday, which is Trump’s deadline to secure a bond of $454 million required in defending a civil…

Former Onslow County manager voted in as interim Carteret County attorney | News

Former Onslow County Manager Sharon Griffin is now the interim Carteret County attorney after a unanimous vote Monday by the Carteret County Board of Commissioners. Griffin resigned as Onslow County manager in October, just months after the censure of Onslow County Commissioner Walter Scott. While Griffin did not cite a reason for his resignation, Scott was censured for various reasons that included alleged “continued and repeated displays of disrespect, actions and demeaning communication towards the Onslow County manager, department directors and staff members,” according to previous reporting by The Daily News. After resigning, Griffin said he’d returned to private legal…