Joomla! site syndication http://www.martin-pelmore.com 2008-07-24T17:20:44+01:00 http://www.martin-pelmore.com http://www.martin-pelmore.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2004-06-12T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.martin-pelmore.com http://www.martin-pelmore.com/latest/legalview-updates-mesothelioma-blog-readers-with-news-of-south-african-ban-on-mesothelioma-causing-a.html Martin Pelmore Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 11, 2008 -- LegalView.com recently reported on its mesothelioma blog the ban of asbestos in South Africa. The Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister there announced the ban with regards to the use, manufacture and processing of asbestos, which causes a deadly form of lung cancer known as mesothelioma. The South African ban marks the latest addition to a worldwide effort to ban the mineral. Currently, approximately 50 countries around the globe have prohibited the production of the contaminant. 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For more information on the accomplishments and track records of LegalView.com's superior sponsoring law firms and to get in touch with LegalView attorneys, visit LegalView at www.LegalView.com (http://www.legalview.com/). text/html 2004-08-09T08:30:34+01:00 http://www.martin-pelmore.com http://www.martin-pelmore.com/newsflash/breaking-federal-prison-news-president-bush-signed-into-law-the-second-chance-act-of-2007-on-apri.html Breaking Federal Prison News: President Bush Signed Into Law 'The Second Chance Act of 2007' on April 9, 2008, Allowing the Federal Bureau of Prison (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 -- Federal Prison Consultants, LLC summarizes below The Second Chance Act of 2007 into potential release benefits for federal prison and some state prison inmates and is available as advocates for federal and state prisoners, their families and criminal defense attorneys. With over 200 years of combined experience on staff, Federal Prison Consultants can assist with eligibility and advocate for the maximum release benefits available. The Second Chance Act primarily authorizes federal funding for state and federal reentry programs. It also directs -- but does not require -- the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to consider giving federal prisoners longer stays in halfway houses, and authorizes funds for a very limited test program for elderly prisoners. The second chance the bill refers to applies almost exclusively to people leaving prison -- it does not give shorter sentences to people already in prison. With few exceptions, the bill is designed to provide programs that help people leaving prison reenter their communities, so that they do not reoffend. Only three parts of the bill may be able to affect how long a person stays in prison. These three parts only affect people in federal prison: 1. The first lengthens the outer limits of the time an individual is guaranteed consideration for prerelease community corrections (halfway house) from six months to 12 months. However, there is no new requirement that the BOP give every person the full 12 months in a halfway house at the end of their sentence. 2. The second creates a limited pilot program called the Elderly and Family Reunification for Certain Nonviolent Offenders provision. This provision will likely only take place in one facility and is unlikely to provide relief for many individuals. 3. Finally, the bill increases slightly the percentage of a federal sentence that can be served in home confinement. There is no requirement that the BOP give prisoners any time in home confinement. The Second Chance Act authorizes funding for: 1. Existing demonstration and long-term adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry programs (does not apply to federal prisons), including: ? Existing adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects (includes educational, literacy, vocational and job placement services; a full continuum of substance abuse treatment services; and provision of comprehensive services upon reentry including mental and physical health care). ? New grants to states, tribal and local reentry courts for demonstration programs that would monitor juvenile and adult offenders reentering the community and provide them with coordinated and comprehensive reentry services and programs, including: coordinated and comprehensive reentry services and programs including drug and alcohol testing and health services and assessment; community impact panels and victim impact classes; and community services to juvenile and adult offenders, including housing assistance, education, job training and conflict intervention skills. ? Development, implementation or expansion of state, tribal or local demonstration drug treatment programs that are alternatives to imprisonment. ? Development, implementation or expansion of comprehensive and clinically appropriate family based demonstration substance abuse treatment programs as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent parent drug offenders or prison-based family treatment programs for incarcerated parents of minor children. ? Improvements in education at state, tribal, and local prisons, jails and juvenile facilities. ? Technology career training demonstration programs. 2. Enhanced drug treatment and mentoring programs, including ? Continued and improved drug treatment programs at state, tribal and local prisons, jails or juvenile facilities. (Does not apply to federal prisons.) ? Nonprofit and tribal initiatives to provide mentoring and other transitional services. (Does not apply to federal prisons.) ? Nonprofit initiatives to provide mentoring, job training, and job placement services to eligible offenders (over the age of 18 and never convicted of a violent or a sex-related offense). (Applies to both federal and state prisons.) 3. Improved federal offender reentry (applies to federal prisons only), including: ? Demonstration programs that establish a federal prisoner reentry strategy. ? Assistance to prisoners with obtaining identification prior to release. ? A pilot program called Elderly and Family Reunification for Certain Nonviolent Offenders. This program will probably take place at a single facility designated by the Attorney General and will allow eligible elderly offenders who have served ten years or more of a long sentence to serve out the remainder of their terms in home detention. ? A demonstration program to supervise high risk individuals in community corrections facilities and home confinement. 4. Reentry research ? Funding for research on juvenile and adult offender reentry, post-incarceration supervision violations and revocations, the needs of incarcerated parents, and the effectiveness of depot naltrexone for heroin addiction. 5. Community corrections (applies to federal prisons only) ? The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) shall ensure that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonments spends a portion of the final months of that term (not to exceed 12 months) in a community correctional facility or appropriate conditions that will afford the prisoner a reasonable opportunity to adjust and prepare for the reentry of that prisoner to the community. The BOP may place a prisoner in home confinement for the shorter of 10 percent of the term of imprisonment or six months. For more information or to get help with these new programs, please contact Ed Bales, Managing Director of Federal Prison Consultants, LLC at Toll-Free 1-888-5-PRISON. Federal Prison Consultants, LLC is a full-service Federal State Advocacy Firm with over 200 years of combined experience on staff. text/html 2004-08-09T08:30:34+01:00 http://www.martin-pelmore.com http://www.martin-pelmore.com/newsflash/top-gun-dui-defense-attorney-myles-l.-berman-announces-chicago-kent-college-of-law-endowed-scholar.html Los Angeles, Calif. (PRWEB) April 15, 2008 -- Mr. Myles L. Berman, whose gift established the Chicago-Kent College of Law Top Gun DUI Defense Attorney® Myles L. Berman Endowed Scholarship, announced today the recipients for 2007-2008 and 2006-2007 academic years. This Scholarship was established in 1999 by Myles L. Berman and is managed by Chicago-Kent College of Law. The Endowment provides financial assistance to students from Southern California based on academic merit and financial need. The 2007-2008 Scholarship recipient is Kimberly Muehleisen. Ms. Muehleisen grew up in San Diego, California. She is a 2004 graduate of Westmont College in Santa Barbara. She is currently a first year student at Chicago-Kent College of Law and will graduate in May 2010 and has benefited greatly from the financial support this scholarship affords. The 2006-2007 Scholarship recipient is Sara Lee. Ms. Lee grew up in Los Gatos, California. She graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. She is currently a second year student at Chicago-Kent College of Law and will graduate in May 2009. Sara commented, The cost of tuition, books and materials, and living expenses is daunting. I truly appreciate the financial support that your scholarship provides. Myles L. Berman commented, It is an honor to team up with Chicago-Kent College of Law to provide much needed financial support to deserving students and I look forward to the achievements of these outstanding future attorneys. Myles L. Berman graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1979 and the University of Illinois in 1976. He was admitted to the State Bar of Illinois in 1980 and the State Bar of California in 1987. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Federal District Court-Northern District of Illinois, the Federal District Court-Central District of California, the Federal District Court-Northern District of California and the Federal District Court-Southern District of California. Myles L. Berman is a successful, aggressive DUI / Drunk Driving defense lawyer with a national reputation for successfully representing many of his clients charged with DUI / Drunk Driving in Southern California. He is the founder of the National Drunk Driving Defense Task Force, LLC.®. Myles L. Berman lectures extensively in the area of defending people accused of DUI / Drunk Driving before various Bar associations, law schools, police agencies and criminal defense lawyers' associations. Myles L. Berman is listed in Who's Who in California, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in the World. Myles L. Berman has been a criminal defense attorney since 1982. Chicago-Kent College of Law is the law school of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), a private, Ph.D.-granting institution with programs in engineering, psychology, architecture, business, design and law. With more than 1,100 students, Chicago-Kent College of Law offers full-time and part-time J.D. and LL.M. degree programs as well as joint-degree programs with other IIT units, including Stuart School of Business. Offices in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties: 9255 Sunset Blvd, Ste. 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069 ? 4665 MacArthur Ct., Ste. 240, Newport Beach, CA 92660 ? 3075 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. 9, Westlake Village, CA 91362 ? Toll Free # 888-4-TOPGUN text/html 2004-08-09T08:30:34+01:00 http://www.martin-pelmore.com http://www.martin-pelmore.com/newsflash/design-veteran-cathy-law-joins-carolina-pad-and-paper-as-senior-designer.html Design Veteran Cathy Law Joins Carolina Pad and Paper as Senior Designer Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) April 14, 2008 -- Carolina Pad and Paper (CPP), a leading supplier of fashion school and office products, recently hired Cathy Law as senior designer. Law, who brings an extensive background in graphics art and illustration to the company, will work with the CPP Marketing Department's creative team in the arts and craft segment. Law's experience in character development will offer fresh design perspectives, giving CPP opportunities to broaden its scope of product offerings in other segments as well, including school and office. Law's accomplishments include assisting in new product development and developing design and illustration concepts for advertising, television, greeting cards, and children's product. We're delighted to have Cathy join our team, said CPP Creative Director Beth Funston. Cathy is a talented designer and we are especially eager to utilize her background to explore new avenues of product design. For the past four years, Law has worked as a freelancer, performing design and illustration work for a variety of clients including Hallmark Cards, Chronicle Books, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Inc., and Target. She spent the previous 15 years at Hallmark in a variety of capacities, most recently as senior designer. In that role, she served as part of the creative team that conceived and produced the company's Fresh Ink card product. Before that, she worked in the company's humor division, Shoebox Greetings, where she helped develop ideas for greeting cards and party and giftware product. Law received her bachelor's of fine arts in graphic design and illustration from the University of Kansas. Carolina Pad and Paper (CPP) is a leading supplier of fashion school and office products. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Carolina Pad and Paper is one of the fastest growing stationery companies in the world. Its school, office, and arts and crafts products can be found at mass merchant, office supply, grocery, and drug stores. CPP's portfolio of brands include JACK!E? by signature designer Jacqueline Savage McFee, Notebound®, u:create?, and Ghostline®. Learn more about Carolina Pad and Paper at