criminal lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who specializes in criminal law
especially
: a lawyer who represents defendants in criminal cases
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My dreams were like, makeup artist, criminal lawyer and singer, that’s it.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Jack Goldberger, the West Palm Beach criminal lawyer who represented Epstein in 2008, was a frequent guest, requesting various weekends for him and his wife to visit their daughter in the city.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
Tautly written, this first novel by a former criminal lawyer who spent 17 years in the Arctic is a hard look at the desolate lives of people resigned to life in the bleak far north.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Burke’s criminal lawyer has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Jack Goldberger, the West Palm Beach criminal lawyer who represented Epstein in 2008, was a frequent guest, requesting various weekends for him and his wife to visit their daughter in the city.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
Tautly written, this first novel by a former criminal lawyer who spent 17 years in the Arctic is a hard look at the desolate lives of people resigned to life in the bleak far north.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Burke’s criminal lawyer has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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