trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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Thompson repeatedly clashed with his trial lawyers Michael Campbell and Ferdinand Alvarez over his legal strategy.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Matter of fact, at least 43 such lawsuits have been filed by Louisiana parishes in partnership with prominent trial lawyers to sue oil and gas companies over questionable claims that their operations have caused coastal erosion issues south of the Mississippi River.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
That was part of a broader DeSantis attack against the House for kowtowing to liberal trial lawyers.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Parris has loomed over Lancaster for decades, first as a trial lawyer and civic leader and for the last 15 years as its mayor.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Matter of fact, at least 43 such lawsuits have been filed by Louisiana parishes in partnership with prominent trial lawyers to sue oil and gas companies over questionable claims that their operations have caused coastal erosion issues south of the Mississippi River.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
That was part of a broader DeSantis attack against the House for kowtowing to liberal trial lawyers.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Parris has loomed over Lancaster for decades, first as a trial lawyer and civic leader and for the last 15 years as its mayor.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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