trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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But a legal expert and opponents of the legislation, like Daniel Hinkle, a senior counsel at the American Association for Justice, which represents trial lawyers, told the Statesman the new law would bar most lawsuits.
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, a close Trump ally who is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter this week demanding testimony by Mr. Bragg and one of his top trial lawyers in the case, Matthew Colangelo.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Sara Mae Morgan reached a confidential settlement with Ford in 2022 and the dealership in February 2023, with the help of Houston trial lawyer Rob Ammons, who has done significant work involving air bags.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024
Akiva Cohen, a trial lawyer at a small New York firm, tried a different way: Spend way too much time on Twitter, talking trash about other lawyers’ cases, then hire the people who post the smartest, most biting comments.
—John Leland, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, a close Trump ally who is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter this week demanding testimony by Mr. Bragg and one of his top trial lawyers in the case, Matthew Colangelo.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Sara Mae Morgan reached a confidential settlement with Ford in 2022 and the dealership in February 2023, with the help of Houston trial lawyer Rob Ammons, who has done significant work involving air bags.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024
Akiva Cohen, a trial lawyer at a small New York firm, tried a different way: Spend way too much time on Twitter, talking trash about other lawyers’ cases, then hire the people who post the smartest, most biting comments.
—John Leland, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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