trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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Larsen was one of the few women in Hamilton County to work as a trial lawyer in the 1970s.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Texas is notably the place where trial lawyers most recently defeated tort reform.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Without reforms, opportunistic financiers and trial lawyers will keep draining dollars meant for rebuilding homes, schools, and communities.
—Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Texas is notably the place where trial lawyers most recently defeated tort reform.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Without reforms, opportunistic financiers and trial lawyers will keep draining dollars meant for rebuilding homes, schools, and communities.
—Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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