practice law

phrase

: to work as a lawyer
She practices law with a firm in Boston.

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Eight of those were lawyers licensed to practice law in California, outpacing the six cases reported in all of 2025. Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 He is licensed to practice law in Texas, Maryland and the District of Columbia, per Williams’ ruling. Austin Horn july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Hoffman is no longer authorized to practice law in the state. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 Anh Phoong’s success Phoong is a personal injury attorney who has been licensed to practice law since 2012, according to the website for the State Bar of California. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for practice law

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“Practice law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice%20law. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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