The lawyer handling the matter would then notify the State Ethics Commission that a donation of wine, beer or liquor was "expected."

The attack occurred shortly after Mr. Ferguson's lawyers had notified jail officials of a report from another inmate that their client was going to be beaten.

The plaintiffs' lawyers notified the F.B.I.

When the lawyers notified the court of the deal, they learned that Judge Scholl was out of town.

Both departments have special labels indicating official merchandise and lawyers have been notifying retailers about unauthorized merchandise.

But the eviction was canceled when her lawyer notified the court and the landlord that with aid from the city and a social services agency, the back rent would be paid.

"If you had been seriously ill your lawyers would have notified me."

The woman's lawyer, Johnnie Cochran Jr., notified the authorities yesterday that she planned to sue.

His lawyer notified her by a letter of his intentions after they took off and kept going.

And last week a lawyer for the company notified the F.C.C. that it intended to seek "judicial review."