trial lawyer

noun

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Definition of trial lawyer

: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction

Recent Examples of trial lawyer from the Web

Combative and unapologetic, Pruitt spoke with the rapid-fire delivery of a trial lawyer when outlining his policy positions or addressing audiences.

— washington post, BostonGlobe.com, "Pruitt steps down as EPA head after ethics, management scandals," 6 July 2018
Combative and unapologetic, Pruitt spoke with the rapid-fire delivery of a trial lawyer when outlining his policy positions or addressing audiences.

— brady dennis, Washington Post, "Scott Pruitt steps down as EPA head after ethics, management scandals," 5 July 2018
The 27,000-square-foot French chateau on more than five acres of land at 9005 Camargo Road in Indian Hill was owned by former Ohio trial lawyer, Stan Chesley, and his wife, federal judge Susan Dlott.

— randy tucker, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati's most expensive home sold for $5M," 3 July 2018
For better or worse, the high profile trial lawyer's address has become an attraction of late.

— amber elliott, Houston Chronicle, "Tony Buzbee shows off collection of Warhol, Monet and Picasso, helps art initiative raise $30,000," 4 June 2018
The senators received a stack of letters supporting his nomination, praising his skills as a trial lawyer and reputation for fairness.

— laura jarrett, CNN, "Rosenstein deputy named US attorney in Virginia," 24 May 2018
In the email exchange, Engler wrote that the victims were being manipulated by trial lawyers, and that Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar, was likely to get a kickback from her attorney for helping.

— susan svrluga, Washington Post, "‘Disgraceful’: Growing pressure on Michigan State’s president to resign in wake of Nassar sex-abuse scandal," 15 June 2018
Elsewhere, Democratic voters in the new 1st District were deciding between millionaire trial lawyer Scott Wallace and Rachel Reddick, a former Navy officer.

— samuel chamberlain, Fox News, "Barletta, Trump backer, wins GOP nod to take on Sen. Casey," 17 May 2018
Both the dictates of the market and the demands of employers like Salem are pushing conservative pundits and journalists to act, as Boyce put it, as trial lawyers who defend their client regardless of their private scruples.

— jeet heer, The New Republic, "The Scourge of Trumpism in Conservative Journalism," 14 May 2018

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