legal education and practice

Of counsel is a designation provided by law firms for lawyers that are neither associates nor partners but are affiliated with the firm. 

“Taking a motion off calendar” means canceling a hearing on a motion that has already been noticed. There are many circumstances in which attorneys may decide that a motion does not need to be heard.  It can be a unilateral decision by one party, or it can be made after consulting with opposing counsel.

In general, an officer is a person who has the obligation of carrying out the responsibilities and functions of an office, whether it be duty or charge, a position of trust, or the right to engage in public or private employment.

An officer of the court is any person who has an obligation to promote justice and uphold the law. Officers of the court are meant to promote the proper administration of justice.

The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) is a federal insurance program that provides benefits to retired and/or disabled workers an

An organizational ombuds is an individual who serves as a neutral party representative within an organization who provides conflict resolution and problem-solving services to members of the organization (internal ombuds) and/or for clients or customers of the organization (external ombuds).  

Omission is the failure to act or to disclose information when there is a responsibility to do so. See Brown v. Standard Casket Mfg. Co., 234 Ala. 512, 175 So. 358 (1937).

It can be used in various situations and contexts:

The one-bite rule often arises in lawsuits involving bites from domesticated animals (e.g. dog bites).

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One-person, one-vote is a legal rule that one person’s voting power ought to be roughly equivalent to another person’s within the same state. 

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• VOTING RIGHTS
• right to vote
• VOTE DILUTION