trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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Added to this, the Secretary’s ally, an anti-vaccine trial lawyer named Aaron Siri who previously petitioned the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine, was given a platform to present on the childhood vaccine schedule.
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Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
At that time about 80% or more of the trial lawyers’ political contributions went into the coffers of the Democratic Party.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The conviction was vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht won new terms, with support from the Democratic Party and allies including Planned Parenthood, labor unions, trial lawyers and a constellation of progressive groups.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
At that time about 80% or more of the trial lawyers’ political contributions went into the coffers of the Democratic Party.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The conviction was vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht won new terms, with support from the Democratic Party and allies including Planned Parenthood, labor unions, trial lawyers and a constellation of progressive groups.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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