PHILADELPHIA LAWYER Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

Philadelphia lawyer

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The press conference will be held by La Strada’s lawyers from Popham Law Firm and Baldwin and Vernon.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
For this legal fight over the USPS plan, the administration's lawyers have provided the courts with no evidence of mail-voting fraud.

— Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

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Her attorney declined to comment about the complaints lodged against the school.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
But at the last moment, the defense attorney sprung up from his chair to argue a Hail Mary in a final effort to avert a mistrial, prompting a court officer to hold out his hand to signal the jurors should not yet enter the courtroom.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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In exchange, the state agreed to drop a murder charge, according to the Franklin County prosecuting attorney.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
The Election Board then sends the recall to the King County prosecuting attorney's office for a technical review.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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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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Worth district attorney who shot himself not far off-camera as the operation zeroed in on him.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
But, after criticism from Mayor Karen Bass and others, the district attorney downgraded the counts to misdemeanors with a diversion agreement that will probably allow Flores to avoid any time behind bars.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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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
The problem is that Kevin is not a trial lawyer and only has his intern niece Paige (Lana Condor) and partners Sal Maltese (Tone Bell) and Dottie Jones (Martha Kelly) to assist him.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of trial lawyer

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Fill out its online form to be connected with a counselor, or call 800-96-ELDER.

— Michelle Marchante September 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
There are some rehab/sober house scenes in this that feel so authentic, from the dynamic between the counselor and Leo to Leo’s push and pull to stay but still scheming to stay on his own terms and use drugs.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of counselor

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The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
To demonstrate that point in a video, a researcher told a robot arm to put a bunch of plastic grapes into a clear Tupperware container, then proceeded to shift three containers around on the table in an approximation of a shyster’s shell game.

— Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025

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