In contending that military tribunals are needed, Attorney General John Ashcroft has suggested that defense lawyers like Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. could tie the civilian system in knots.
"People will still need attorneys," Ms. Cuyler said.
Tenants who stopped paying rent on uninhabitable space or who cannot afford payments after losing a job in the wake of the storm will need attorneys to protect their rights in these lengthy proceedings.
People who need attorneys often come with conflict-prone personalities.
People who need attorneys are often conflict-prone personalities.
"It's great to have laws on the books, but good laws need attorneys," Harrison said.
We just need attorneys to advise us of anything we may not be thinking of and then to handle the paperwork and court process.
"We know that victims need attorneys, and if they don't have them they end up in dire straits when they go to court," Southworth said.
A judge will determine how to distribute the settlement money among the families of the roughly 80 children involved in the latest agreement, based on such factors as how badly they were emotionally scarred and what kind of therapy they will need, attorneys for the district said.
Guzman was scheduled to make his first court appearance on Jan . 20 the day after his extradition, and he needed U.S. attorneys on extremely short notice.
