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A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law."Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political and social authority, and deliver justice. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain (i.e., hire) lawyers to perform legal services.
The role of the lawyer varies significantly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.
In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer; as a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place.
In most countries, particularly civil law countries, there has been a tradition of giving many legal tasks to a variety of civil law notaries, clerks, and scriveners. These countries do not have "lawyers" in the American sense, insofar as that term refers to a single type of general-purpose legal services provider; rather, their legal professions consist of a large number of different kinds of law-trained persons, known as jurists, of which only some are advocates who are licensed to practice in the courts. It is difficult to formulate accurate generalizations that cover all the countries with multiple legal professions, because each country has traditionally had its own peculiar method of dividing up legal work among all its different types of legal professionals.
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the situation comedy The Bill Cosby Show. He was one of the major characters on the children's television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons, and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby has also acted in a number of films.
During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in what is considered to be one of the decade's defining sitcoms, The Cosby Show, which aired eight seasons from 1984 to 1992. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. He also produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which became second to The Cosby Show in ratings. He starred in the sitcom Cosby from 1996 to 2000 and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things for two seasons.
Rachel Anne Maddow (pronounced /ˈmædoʊ/; born April 1, 1973) is an American television host, political commentator, and author. Maddow hosts a nightly television show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC. Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio. Maddow is the first openly gay anchor of a prime-time news program in the United States.
Asked about her political views by the Valley Advocate, Maddow replied, "I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform."
Maddow was born in Castro Valley, California. Her father, Robert B. "Bob" Maddow, is a former United States Air Force captain who resigned his commission the year before her birth and found civilian work as a lawyer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Her mother, Elaine Maddow (née Gosse), is a school program administrator from Newfoundland, Canada. She has one older brother, David. Her father is of Russian and Dutch descent and her mother is of English and Irish ancestry. Maddow's mother was raised a strict Roman Catholic, and Maddow herself grew up in a community that her mother has described as "very conservative." Maddow was a competitive athlete and played three sports in high school. Referencing John Hughes films, she describes herself in high school as "a cross between the jock and the antisocial girl."
Actors: Akram Khan (actor), Harish Sharma (actor), Jimmy Sidhu (actor), Joe Barcelone (writer), Joe Barcelone (director), Shah Peerally (writer), Shah Peerally (actor), Mahesh Mishra (composer), Renato Asuncion (director), Jennifer Spence (actress), Naz Khan (actress), Waqas Younus (actor), Chaz Laredo (actor), Abel Peerally (actor), Sameer Khera (actor),
Plot: Inspired by true stories of an immigration lawyer, the film is an uncompromising work of fiction depicting the trials and tribulations of immigrants seeking to partake of the American Dream. It evokes the hopes and aspirations of all immigrants to America and unravels the challenges of the American legal system and ultimate assimilation into the American society.
Keywords: independent-filmActors: Debbie Rochon (actress), John Avarese (composer), Elias (producer), Elias (actor), Michael Jefferson (actor), Michael Jefferson (producer), Andrew Ruth (actor), Mike Aransky (producer), Rory Douglas Abel (actor), Sarah Schoofs (actress), Rory Douglas Abel (producer), Rory Douglas Abel (writer), Rory Douglas Abel (director), Rory Douglas Abel (editor), Hardy Winburn (actor),
Plot: Jonathan MacKinlay (Michael Jefferson) has suffered the affliction of agoraphobia ever since the car accident in which his wife Jane (Sarah Schoofs) was killed. He has since lived a life of identical days shut up in his house, broken up only by visits by his best friend Taylor (Andrew Ruth), his therapist Dr. Edmondson (Peter Gregus) and Bree (Emma Dubery), a girl who brings his groceries. Then a violent home invasion disrupts his world and threatens his sanity, and he begins to believe an evil presence now haunts his home - but is it real or just in his imagination? He'll have to survive to find out.
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Carla Gugino (actress), Greg Grunberg (actor), Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Kahler (actor), Steve Coogan (actor), Nadia Venesse (miscellaneous crew), Mercedes Ruehl (actress), Rockmond Dunbar (actor), Thomas Kosik (actor), Thomas Schlamme (director), Thomas Schlamme (producer), Dan Latham (actor), Ross Partridge (actor), Richard Cotovsky (actor), Gerrit van der Meer (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: John Stamos (actor), Chelah Horsdal (actress), Matthew Lillard (actor), Terry Kinney (actor), Abraham Fraser (miscellaneous crew), Sheena Ross (miscellaneous crew), Angela Sarafyan (actress), Synnove Godeseth (miscellaneous crew), Aaron Millar (miscellaneous crew), Kyle Leydier (miscellaneous crew), Josh Zuckerman (actor), Josh Beal (editor), Megan Dodds (actress), Carmen Aguirre (actress), Adriana De La Cruz (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Kevan Paul Hewett (actor), Craig Ahrens (actor), Corey Wells (writer), Corey Wells (editor), Corey Wells (miscellaneous crew), Corey Wells (producer), Corey Wells (writer), Corey Wells (director), Vince Nomelli (actor), Travis James Campbell (actor), Christina Mesa (miscellaneous crew), Christina Mesa (miscellaneous crew), Nick Wooden (miscellaneous crew), Josh Cruz (actor), Khloii Hollis (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Short, Western,Actors: Carlease Burke (actress), Mark Mothersbaugh (composer), Alfred Molina (actor), Don Abernathy (actor), Rico Devereaux (actor), Michael Landes (actor), Anthony Russo (director), Noureen DeWulf (actress), Joe Russo (director), Diana Maria Riva (actress), Jonathan Sadowski (actor), Pooch Hall (actor), Jon Bernthal (actor), Lahmard J. Tate (actor), Megan Dodds (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jamie Foreman (actor), Anton Lesser (actor), Nick Bicât (composer), Bill Paterson (actor), Jeff Pope (producer), Tim Woodward (actor), Marigo Kehoe (miscellaneous crew), Nigel Terry (actor), Tilly Vosburgh (actress), Paul Jesson (actor), Adrian Shergold (director), Kate Williams (actress), Tony Cranstoun (editor), Eamon Boland (actor), Chris Moore (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Dramatisation of the real-life road-rage killing in 1996 of Stephen Cameron by Kenneth Noye, who was also implicated in the Brinks Mat bullion robbery and the murder of a policeman. The only witness to the killing of Stephen Cameron was his fiancée, Danielle Cable, who was forced to change her identity after giving the evidence which convicted Noye.
Keywords: based-on-true-story, cigarette-smoking, courage, crime-investigation, family-relationships, fear, loneliness, murder, police, road-rageActors: Serge Avedikian (producer), David Albert Pierce (producer), Barbara Brylska (actress), Karen Dzhanibekyan (actor), Mikael Pogosyan (actor), Vigen Chaldranyan (writer), Vigen Chaldranyan (producer), Vigen Chaldranyan (director), Vladimir Msryan (actor), Nino Kasradze (actress), Jean-Pierre Nshanian (actor), Gary Kesayan (composer), Gerard Cafesjian (producer), Gevorg Gevorgian (producer), Hasmik Ter-Karapetian (actress),
Plot: Today, Mel Divan is a successful American businessman with a terminal illness. But long ago he was an infamous criminal who escaped from a mental institution in Communist Armenia. With the rise of capitalism, Mel returns to Armenia to make good on a promise to deliver the bounty of his robbery to the widow of a fellow thief. Mel plans on spending only enough time in Armenia to locate the widow. But nostalgia and fate drive him, as the same mental institution from which he escaped is now on the auction block. Mel buys it and finds refuge in running the psychiatric hospital while living among its eclectic residents and helping each in a unique way. Mel will live his final days as a saint provided he can keep one step ahead of the Chief Psychiatrist and a local Mob Boss.
Keywords: armenia, insanity, mental-hospital, mental-institution, mental-patient, psychiatric-hospital, sex-scene, yerevanActors: Joana Fomm (actress), Paulo Betti (actor), Louise Cardoso (actress), Maria Lúcia Dahl (actress), Anselmo Vasconcelos (actor), Antonio Abujamra (actor), Antônio Petrin (actor), Roberto Bomtempo (actor), David Tygel (composer), José Joffily (writer), José Joffily (director), Jorge Durán (writer), Maria Luísa Mendonça (actress), José Louzeiro (writer), Vera Freire (editor),
Plot: The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film _Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981)_ (qv). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.
Keywords: actor, based-on-book, criminal, male-frontal-nudity, police-officer-killed, police-violenceActors: Allan Paule (actor), Rene Hawkins (actor), Paquito Diaz (actor), Boy Gomez (actor), Manjo del Mundo (actor), Dennis Roldan (actor), Jose Balagtas (actor), Ernie David (actor), Dave Brodett (actor), Polly Cadsawan (actor), Dindo Arroyo (actor), Roy Alvarez (actor), Tirso Cruz III (actor), Jackie Lou Blanco (actress), Phillip Salvador (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama,