Philadelphia lawyer

Definition of Philadelphia lawyernext

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Noun
  • But court watcher and lawyer David Lat, who writes about the law, wondered recently whether an October publication date is a sign that Alito is staying put.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • There will be lawyers and billable hours, and blame tossed around.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The city attorney’s office also spent tens of millions of dollars on outside attorneys in a related case, with Clark and others repeatedly denying wrongdoing.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Bruce Meyer, a veteran attorney and the lead labor negotiator for baseball players since 2018, was named the seventh executive director in the history of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Wednesday evening.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • On Friday, the Pettis County prosecuting attorney charged Goodsell with one count of first-degree rape, Germann said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • 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
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 harm reduction coalition’s CEO, Tara Stamos-Buesig, denied any personal wrongdoing and praised the district attorney’s office for their investigation.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The Sheriff’s Office said the investigation was conducted with assistance from the FBI, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and the district attorney’s office.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Over two decades, Sandler has built his reputation as a trial lawyer, first and foremost.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But Meyer, a trial lawyer hired by MLBPA in 2018, was the lead negotiator for the current CBA.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Also consider talking to a counselor who may not share your age and experience but does have a background in healing past traumas.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Students who are teetering academically or who are getting in trouble too much — or who show sudden changes in behavior — are urged to visit with ASPIRE counselors.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 15 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 22 Feb. 2026.

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