It noted that "many non-attorney justices face difficulties handling complex motions and misdemeanor jury trials".
Edward served as the first non-attorney on the Board of The Practicing Law Institute.
Training for non-attorney mediators in the peculiarities of military divorce.
"I am a judge in California small claims," Mr. Anolik said, "so I believe in this non-attorney-led, quick, inexpensive means of redress".
Authority of Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to Award Fees Under Equal Access to Justice Act for Non-attorney Practitioners.
The Federal Circuit held that communications "relating to 'obtaining legal advice on patentability and legal services in preparing a patent application' will be kept privileged," even if such communications are between a client and a non-attorney patent agent.
Over the next two decades she dispensed justice with such consistent compassion, good humor and common sense that in 1989 the National Judges Association named her the outstanding non-attorney judge in the United States.
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by writ of mandamus, reversed an order by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to compel production of documents containing communications between plaintiff Queen's University and its non-attorney patent agents.
In fact, for years when I was a photojournalist, I went to parties where I was the only non-attorney out of 30 guests -- attorneys making a jillion dollars a year more than I -- only to be told that I had the coolest job.
Moreover, any communications with the IRS, or with a non-attorney CPA or consultant generally can limit privilege and may compromise the taxpayer's ability to implement an optimal disclosure strategy.
For my non-attorney readers, a strategic lawsuit against public participation -- aka SLAPP -- is a lawsuit that may potentially censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with heavy legal costs until they abandon their criticism or opposition.
