Philadelphia lawyer

noun

Definition of Philadelphia lawyernext
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  1. lawyer
  2. attorney
  3. prosecuting attorney
  4. ambulance chaser
  5. district attorney
  6. trial lawyer
  7. counselor
  8. shyster
Noun
  • On Sunday, the lawyers for the DOJ managed to get a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to convene a rare emergency hearing because, OMG, people are actually voting and California is processing ballots!
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Then The New York Times’ general counsel, David McCraw, spoke to Griffin’s lawyer, Tom Clare, though the two men offered somewhat different versions of what was said.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of lawyer
Noun
  • The city attorney will finalize the formal contract for future council ratification.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • All three men are planning to address the court, and their attorneys will give a presentation on each brother’s behalf, according to court filings.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • Deputy prosecuting attorney Ryon Sirucek notified the court of his intent to seek the death penalty last week.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Clay County’s deputy chief prosecuting attorney, Spencer Curtis, was appointed by the North Kansas City Council to fill the position, effective as of midnight on Wednesday.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosecuting attorney
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  • And while the titular ambulance chaser naturally holds court for six seasons (beating Breaking Bad by one), equally excellent turns by Jonathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn ensure this multi-award-winning series works as both the perfect prequel and a bingeable standalone drama.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
  • Maybe their ambulance chasers can prevail against the dive bars of Canton, but Karen should skate.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of ambulance chaser
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  • The district attorney said that the arrangement would not necessarily be offered in every death penalty case.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Montford, a Travis County assistant district attorney at the time, promised to stay with them.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of district attorney
Noun
  • Before giving up law completely, Ponder still dipped her toes in the craft, pulling double duty as a trial lawyer by day and moonlighting in projects like Danielle Ponder & the Tomorrow People by night.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In August, the State Department announced sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal over their involvement in the court’s investigation of Israel’s war in Gaza.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of trial lawyer
Noun
  • For Norely Sanders, in her early 30s, that means annual breast exams, appointments with her genetic counselor and mammograms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • So, Rios did it all on her own, with help from her high school counselor.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of counselor
Noun
  • The despicable Lindsay Clancy lawyer, using a repulsive alternative defense, shows the egregious chutzpah some shysters resort to to get a client off.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The filmmaker has likened his perspective in this project to that of Dorothy’s dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz, alert to the shuffling feet beneath the curtain rather than being bamboozled by the shyster title character’s techno showmanship.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of shyster
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