A lawyer who does not have a reputation for courtroom skills cannot negotiate from strength, he said.

Since then, his lawyers have been negotiating the deal's final terms.

To determine fees, lawyers sometimes negotiate directly with the defendant.

"We are very close," he said by telephone from Washington, where lawyers were negotiating.

Your lawyer can negotiate right then to make the changes.

Some of those companies have put their offers on hold while their lawyers negotiate.

The departing lawyers are still negotiating over how they will be paid for their five months' of work on the case.

The lawyers have been negotiating a surrender for several months, but this is the first time that the Government appeared to seriously consider the offer.

Instead, his lawyers are negotiating with Starr over a less embarrassing alternative.

Anthony said his lawyers were negotiating for a planned return next season.