Philadelphia lawyer

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Noun
  • In January, lawyer Robert Pang said Lai suffered health issues including heart palpitations, high blood pressure and diabetes.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • She had been arrested in December at a ceremony honoring Khosrow Alikordi, a 46-year-old Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate who had been based in Mashhad.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Groft’s attorneys in November expressed doubt as to his mental competency, but a judge deemed Groft competent after an evaluation.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Simpson's defense attorneys and prosecutors with the state paint two very different pictures of Kendrick Simpson.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • During cross-examination by prosecuting attorney Michael Morse, the government played audio of Puig discussing the interview in relatively good English.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Williams' lead attorney declined to comment, and prosecuting attorney Josh Kocher said the terms of the agreement are not yet public.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Maybe their ambulance chasers can prevail against the dive bars of Canton, but Karen should skate.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In the case of Jay-Z, the billionaire has come out swinging against attorney Tony Buzbee, branding him an ambulance chaser and calling him a 1-800 lawyer.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The judge's ruling dismissing the charges was based on evidence the state presented at a preliminary hearing in 2023, when a different district attorney was in office, Cicchini told the station.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In an email response to The Times, Jenny Smith, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department, said that although the jury in the civil case reached a different conclusion, an independent investigation by the San Bernardino County district attorney’s office found the shooting was legally justified.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Warner is bulking up for antitrust review, hiring trial lawyer Dan Petrocelli, according to people familiar with the matter.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • New Orleans trial lawyer Hank Graham, 75, says he’s been going to Galatoire’s for about 55 years, since his college days.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, counselors spend a good 45 minutes or so in a deep dive into all their debts, household expenses, how much money is going out every month, and how much is coming in.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Grief counselors exist for the purpose of helping people work through their varied emotions during times of loss.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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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“Philadelphia lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Philadelphia%20lawyer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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