cocounsel
noun
co·coun·sel
(ˌ)kō-ˈkau̇n(t)-səl 
variants
or co-counsel
plural cocounsels or co-counsels
: one who shares with one or more others the duties of providing counsel and especially legal counsel to someone
The judge … did agree to appoint another lawyer to serve as co-counsel with Mr. Smith.—
Jennifer Feehan
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Mesereau cocounsel Kathleen Bliss said at a hearing last week.
—Laura McCrystal, Philly.com, 1 Apr. 2018
Relying in part on the text messages collected from Michelle's phone, Rayburn and her cocounsel, Maryclare Flynn, described her as a lonely, calculating girl who killed an ambivalent boy to win the attention of her peers.
—Jesse Barron, Esquire, 23 Aug. 2017
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Laura McCrystal, Philly.com, 1 Apr. 2018
Relying in part on the text messages collected from Michelle's phone, Rayburn and her cocounsel, Maryclare Flynn, described her as a lonely, calculating girl who killed an ambivalent boy to win the attention of her peers.
—Jesse Barron, Esquire, 23 Aug. 2017
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“Cocounsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocounsel. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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