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Public Service

BabyBarista Outed!

Mar 31st, 2009 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

Yes, it’s true, the author of the infamous Blawg “BabyBarista” is none other than one of our past Middle Temple Anglo-American Scholars, Tim Kevan. Mr Kevan was a pupil here at CritelliLaw during the 1996 session.
For those of you not familiar with the BabyBarista blog, it’s a (purportedly) fictional diary of a junior barrister at [...]



Operation Pacific Vision Conflict

Mar 30th, 2009 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

Due to the fact that we represent a Grand Jury witness in the United States v Vision Systems Group Inc., we are ethically precluded from taking on additional clients in the nationwide Operation Pacific Vision sting.



Tre Critelli Passes Certified Fraud Examiners Examination

Mar 21st, 2009 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

After months of arduous study Tre Critelli has successfully passed the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners certification examination. The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential denotes proven expertise in fraud prevention, detection, and deterrence.
The examination covers a broad range of topics including law, loss prevention, fraud investigation, criminology and sociology, and accounting and auditing. [...]



St. Theresa’s Mock Trial Team ranked 3rd in State

Nov 22nd, 2008 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

St Theresa Middle School won third  place out of 180 teams in the  state competition for the 2009 Iowa State Bar Association Middle School Mock Trial Competition.  The competition was tough and our kids came through. Congratulations to coach Lylea Critelli and the team.  I suspect we will see some future lawyers.   Next year [...]



St. Theresa’s Mock Trial Team Off to State

Nov 5th, 2008 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

FLASH FLASH: We made it into the State Tournament.
It’s Mock Trial Time Again!
For the past twenty five years the firm, thanks to Lylea Critelli, has been actively engaged in law related education as public service. In our firm this takes the form of Mock Trial. For the past several years Lylea has coached St. Theresa’s [...]



Press Release: DM Public School Investigation

Oct 8th, 2008 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

PRESS RELEASE
October 8, 2008

For More Information Contact:
NICK CRITELLINick@Critellilaw.com515-243-3122
DES MOINES, IOWA
Today we have received many calls asking if we are going to represent the Des Moines Independent School District if there is litigation concerning the matters raised in our report. The answer is no; that was never an option. Had we conducted our investigation with that [...]



Press Release: DM School District Investigative Report Released

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

Our Investigative Report and Recommendation is Complete

On July 25, 2007 the Auditor of the State of Iowa issued a Re-audit report concerning the Des Moines Independent School District. In response to the re-audit report the Des Moines Independent School District engaged us to conduct an independent investigation and render advice and counsel. On August 20, [...]



PRESS RELEASE: 2007 InnovAction winners announced

Jul 16th, 2007 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

As a past receipient of the InnovAction Award, we at the Law Chambers of Nicholas Critelli, p.c., congratulate the new 2007 InnovAction Award winners:

DLA Piper US LLP’s New Perimeter, which dramatically expands what it means for lawyers to commit to pro bono service.
Holland & Hart LLC’s Holland & Hart Foundation which creates opportunities for attorneys [...]



Katie Powell, MT: 2005 Anglo-American Scholar

Jul 14th, 2005 | By critellilaw | Category: Anglo-American Scholar, Public Service

London law visitor spends time in HarlanFriday, July 15, 2005www.HarlanOnline.comby Emily KleinNews Reporter

HARLAN — Katie Powell is almost 4,000 miles from her family and school in London, England but said the people of Des Moines and Harlan have made her feel at home. Powell recently finished her law studies in London and was chosen to [...]



PRESS RELEASE: President Critelli’s Final Report to the Public

Jun 26th, 2005 | By critellilaw | Category: Public Service

June 17, 2005
To the Editors of the newspapers of Iowa
The President of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Report to the Public
Heard any good lawyer jokes lately? So goes the prelude everyone’s cache of legal comedy. Unfortunately the need for legal services and quality and training of those who render them are no laughing matter. The [...]