Nina Ginsberg Installed as Secretary of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

In her decades of NACDL membership, Ginsberg has chaired and co-chaired the Amicus, Asset Forfeiture and International Law Committees. She previously served on the Board of Directors in 2012, and she also served two prior terms on the Board between 1998 and 2005. She has served on several Nominating Committees and executive director screening task forces, as well as receiving three presidential commendations. She has also served on the National Security, International Law, Sex Offender Policy, and Death Penalty Advisory Committees. This past year she served as NACDL’s Parliamentarian.

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Fairfax Grand Jury investigating John Geer police shooting hears testimony.

The special grand jury for the Geer case consists of nine Fairfax residents, Lieberman said, selected last month by Chief Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Bruce D. White without the participation of prosecution or defense lawyers, as Virginia law requires.

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Court nixes CEO’s tortious interference claim

Claims of tortious or wrongful interference are becoming more common these days.  Recently, the federal district court in Alexandria roundly rejected such a claim in a lawsuit that presented an unusual set of circumstances.  In his lawsuit, Stephen Stradtman contended that Republic Services improperly reduced purchases from the company for which Stradtman was CEO in order to pressure Stradtman to have his wife drop a discrimination lawsuit she had filed against Republic.  Stradtman did not do so, however.  Instead, he resigned as CEO and filed suit against Republic for tortiously interfering with his employment.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/family-slams-subpoena-of-john-geers-teen-daughter-to-fairfax-grand-jury/2015/07/13/09751456-2740-11e5-b72c-2b7d516e1e0e_story.html

As the special grand jury investigating the Fairfax County police shooting death of an unarmed Fairfax County man in 2013 prepares to meet later this month, prosecutors have subpoenaed one of the man’s teenage daughters, prompting fears from her family that her testimony will be used to disparage John Geer in front of the jury.

“Whatever happened in their house,” Lieberman said, “how is that relevant to why Torres pulled the trigger over an hour later? Is this going to be a fair replay of that day, or are they just going to be in there trying to destroy John?”

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DiMuroGinsberg lawyer, Kendall Almerico, discusses the Greek Bailout Fund, a crowdfunding campaign started on Indiegogo. “Even if a miracle occurred and somehow the money was pledged, it would not be enough [now that the deadline has passed and interest is being added on].”

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