Leeds

Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W / 53.79972; -1.54917 Leeds ⁱ/liːdz/ is a city in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in Yorkshire's West Riding, the history of Leeds can be traced to the 5th century when the name referred to a wooded area of the Kingdom of Elmet. The name has been applied to many administrative entities over the centuries. It changed from being the appellation of a small manorial borough in the 13th century, through several incarnations, to being the name attached to the present metropolitan borough. In the 17th and 18th centuries Leeds became a major centre for the production and trading of wool. Then, during the Industrial Revolution, Leeds developed into a major mill town; wool was the dominant industry but flax, engineering, iron foundries, printing, and other industries were important. From being a compact market town in the valley of the River Aire in the 16th century Leeds expanded and absorbed the surrounding villages to become a populous urban centre by the mid-20th century. The main built-up area sub-division has a population of 474,632 (2011), and the City of Leeds metropolitan borough of which it is a part which has an estimated population of 757,700 (2011).

Leeds, Alabama

Leeds is a tri-county municipality located in Jefferson, St. Clair, and Shelby Counties in the State of Alabama. It is an eastern suburb of Birmingham. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 11,773.

Leeds was founded in 1877, during the final years of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. It housed the workers and their families of Lehigh, a Portland Cement manufacturing plant. Leeds has always been a major export of limestone and cement. Also, Lehigh was the first cement plant in America to sell bagged cement, beginning a new type of revolution in the America's cement industry.

In Leeds

Living

For first time home buyers and retirees alike, Leeds is a unique place to live with the benefits of natural beauty, recreation, and convenience. Outdoor activities are possible all year round.

Leeds’ growing public school system prides itself in its optimum teacher-to-student ratio and all-new facilities. Leeds High School boasts state championships in band competitions, football, basketball, track, softball and baseball. Children have opportunities to participate in a variety of after-school activities.

Lawyer

A lawyer is a person who practices law, as a barrister, attorney, counselor or solicitor. 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 hire lawyers to perform legal services.

The role of the lawyer varies greatly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.

Terminology

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.

The Cochran Firm

The Cochran Firm is a law firm in the United States founded by the late Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. in Los Angeles, CA in 1983.

History

In 1997, Cochran partnered with Samuel A. Cherry, Jr., Keith Givens, and Jock M. Smith. The partnership of Cochran Cherry Givens and Smith provided the framework which launched The Cochran Firm. With the first offices located in Los Angeles and New York, The Cochran Firm expanded into a national law firm with regional offices across the U.S., giving the firm the ability to represent clients in multiple states.

In 2007 the firm was ranked as the 141st largest law firm in the United States on the National Law Journal 250 with nearly 300 attorneys. The Cochran Firm primarily does criminal defense and civil plaintiff work. The firm has been named to the National Law Journal Plaintiff's Hot List which compiles the United States' top plaintiffs' firms.

In 2014 the firm had 26 offices located in 15 states, including in Mobile (Alabama), Miami (Florida), Dothan (Alabama), Los Angeles (California), New York (New York), Atlanta (Georgia), Chicago (Illinois), Dallas (Texas), Birmingham (Alabama), New Orleans (Louisiana), Richmond (Virginia), Columbus (Mississippi), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Memphis (Tennessee) and Washington, D.C..

South Florida

South Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida, it comprises the southernmost part of the state. It is one of Florida's three most common "directional" regions, the others being Central Florida and North Florida. It includes the populous Miami metropolitan area, the Florida Keys, and other localities. South Florida is the only part of the continental United States with a tropical climate.

Area

As with all vernacular regions, South Florida has no official boundaries or status, and is defined differently by different sources. A 2007 study of Florida's regions by Ary Lamme and Raymond K. Oldakowski found that Floridians surveyed identified "South Florida" as comprising the southernmost sections of peninsular Florida. This area includes the Miami metropolitan area (generally defined as Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties), the Florida Keys, and the interior region known as the Glades. Additionally, South West Florida, representing the state's southern Gulf Coast, has emerged as a directional vernacular region. Some respondents from as far northwest as the southern Tampa Bay area identified their region as being in South Florida rather than South West or Central Florida.