Philadelphia lawyer

Definition of Philadelphia lawyernext

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Noun
  • The main problem, lawyers previously told CBS News, is that the FACE Act fundamentally misstates the rights people have under the First Amendment.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • By 2015, Garrison and Derouselle were working together as slammers, collaborating with a lawyer named Jason Giles, who was a partner at a prominent Canal Street personal-injury outfit, the King Firm.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Defense attorneys requested the change of venue to Tarrant County, arguing that Horner could not get a fair trial in Wise County.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • According to the prosecuting attorney’s office, he was previously charged in 2019 with assault in the second degree – domestic violence.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Deputy prosecuting attorney Joel Garner said Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist, came at her with a syringe and hit her in the head with a rock.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 Apr. 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
  • That was a five-year low, approximate data provided by the Mecklenburg district attorney shows.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The additional killing of Vergata is covered by Heuermann's plea agreement, the district attorney said.
    April 8, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Courtesy Robert Madden Madden studied archaeology as an undergraduate, then spent 25 years as a trial lawyer.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Bobby Barrera said his father’s reputation as a trial lawyer was known across the state.
    Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Are there counselors, school psychologists?
    Deborah Vankin, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The bargaining session marked the latest effort to resolve the dispute over wages, staffing and working conditions between LAUSD and its largest union, which represents roughly 37,000 teachers, counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and librarians.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 12 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2026.

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