Advocate/lawyer Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician in British Ceylon, and then after independence, in Ceylon. He foun

Was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician in British Ceylon, and then after independence, in Ceylon. He founded the first Sri Lankan Tamil political party, the All Ceylon Tamil Congress. Ponnambalam stood for the principle of minority representation.G.G. Ponnambalam’s parents were both from the northernmost part of the island, Jaffna District, his father Gangesar was a postmaster from Alvai North, Point Pedro, and his mother was from Navali, Manipay. He received his secondary education at St. Joseph's College, Colombo, and then went to King's College London on a scholarship and graduated with a degree in the Natural Sciences. He went on to Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, to study the Law Tripos. GG graduated with a BA in Law and was subsequently called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, London.

Was a French professor of law and president of the International Institute of Law. He was largely re

Was a French professor of law and president of the International Institute of Law. He was largely responsible for promoting the establishment of finance as a separate discipline in the universities of France and contributed to the shift in thinking from the notion of power in the public sphere to the idea of public service.

Was mayor of Franconville-la-Garenne from 1908 to 1919, deputy (representative of parliament) from 1

Was mayor of Franconville-la-Garenne from 1908 to 1919, deputy (representative of parliament) from 1914 to 1927 then senator until 1936. He was Minister for Health after having been a Secretary of State of the Liberated Regions during a few months from February 20, 1920.

Was a French public law professor from Auch, France. Vedel is credited as being “the reviser of pu

Was a French public law professor from Auch, France. Vedel is credited as being “the reviser of public law [in France].” He taught in faculties of universities in Poitiers, Toulouse, and Paris, at both the University of Paris II and the Institute of Political Studies. He was a published author, having written manuals on constitutional and regulatory law, publications which both left their mark on generations of French legal experts. Vedel was most well known for his theory of the constitutional bases present in regulatory law, a theory that united the field of public law in France.

Was a Dutch jurist, born in Nijmegen. Educated at Leiden, Utrecht and Franeker, he became a professo

Was a Dutch jurist, born in Nijmegen. Educated at Leiden, Utrecht and Franeker, he became a professor of law at Leiden. As a writer on jurisprudence he acquired a wide reputation. His Latin style was modelled after the best writers, and his numerous works soon rose to the rank of standard authorities. Two of his political treatises were translated into French by Jean Barbeyrac, and appeared at Amsterdam in 1707 and 1714, under the respective titles of Pouvoir des souverains and Libert de conscience.

Was a Polish lawyer and university professor. An heir of the powerful Malachowski family, he was als

Was a Polish lawyer and university professor. An heir of the powerful Malachowski family, he was also a member of the Austro-Hungarian parliament, the Galicia Diet[1] and one of the best-known presidents of the city of Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine). During his presidency (1897-1905) the city was expanded significantly. Also, Malachowski sponsored numerous new facilities, such as the Grand Theatre, monument to Adam Mickiewicz[2] and the monument to John III of Poland (after the annexation of Lwów by the Soviet Union the monument was moved to Wroclaw).

Joining the network in November 2002, he co-anchors at weekends 4:00-6:00pm (ET) on Fox News Live du

Joining the network in November 2002, he co-anchors at weekends 4:00-6:00pm (ET) on Fox News Live during the week. He graduated with honors from Claremont Men's College in 1977 and received a law degree in 1980 from the University of California at San Francisco, Hastings College of the Law. He was a defense attorney in San Francisco for several years.

Was the first Filipino Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church.Arrested at fourteen for

Was the first Filipino Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church.Arrested at fourteen for not meeting his tobacco quota, he later moved to Manila to study law at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and at the University of Santo Tomas. After obtaining his degree, he then entered the seminary in Ilocos Sur in 1883 and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood seven years later. He began a career as an assistant priest in various parishes around Luzon.

Was a Filipino lawyer, businessman, nationalist and patriot, who served his country and people durin

Was a Filipino lawyer, businessman, nationalist and patriot, who served his country and people during the Spanish colonization and American occupation.In 1891, he graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in law. He experienced firsthand the abuses of the Spanish authorities and later defended prominent Filipinos accused of financially supporting the Katipunan.

Is a Filipino jurist and an incumbent Justice of the Sandiganbayan. He was initially appointed as an

Is a Filipino jurist and an incumbent Justice of the Sandiganbayan. He was initially appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on May 16, 2007, but his appointment was subsequently withdrawn after questions arose whether he met the constitutional requirement of natural-born citizenship.

Was a French author and lawyer. he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, f

Was a French author and lawyer. he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, from 1617 till his death he was Bishop of Lisieux. His reputation is that of a lawyer, a statesman and a man of letters. In 1584, he became counsellor of the parlement of Paris, and as deputy for Paris to the Estates of the League he pronounced his most famous politico-legal discourse, an argument nominally for the Salic law,