This is a remarkable story about a project organized by legal staff members: "Marine Lance Cpl. Brenton Hutson of Wheat Ridge carried a 12-by-8-inch American flag through much of his tour of duty in Iraq. "On Friday, Hutson and another Marine visited the downtown Denver offices of Holland & Hart to thank the law firm's staff for sending the flag with a note. "'Little things...
Congratulations to Rosemary Hernandez! "A sergeant bested 22 other Army paralegals from XVIII Airborne Corps and Army Special Operations Command in competition Thursday at Fort Bragg, N.C. "Sgt. Rosemary Hernandez placed first in the Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell Gilmore paralegal challenge, according to results released by Master Sgt. Joseph Lister, one of the event’s organizers. ...
Interesting components of this competition! "Twenty-three paralegals will compete today to be named the best in the XVIII Airborne Corps and Army Special Operations Command. "It is the first competition to be organized for Army paralegals, according to Master Sgt. Joseph Lister, chief paralegal noncommissioned officer for Army Special Operations Command. "The contest includes a...
We earlier noted this paralegal's actions in reporting abuse; now she's been told not to talk to the press: "A paralegal and a military lawyer who brought forward allegations about prisoner abuse at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have been ordered not to speak with the press, lawyers and a military spokeswoman said Saturday. "Marine Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, who represents a detainee...
Well-deserved kudos for a paralegal in uniform: "Spc. Tasha Carnahan plays a tough game of softball, her commander says."She also wants to be a tough lawyer in the courtroom someday, according to Col. Jerry Linn of Fort Leonard Wood’s staff judge advocate office. "Linn spoke Friday at the Committee of 50 ceremony honoring Carnahan as Fort Leonard Wood's Soldier of the Quarter. ...
And to this news report, we say a hearty "good work"! "Guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as common practice, a Marine sergeant said in a sworn statement obtained by The Associated Press. "The two-page statement was sent Wednesday to the Inspector General at the Department of Defense by a high-ranking Marine Corps defense lawyer....