AMBULANCE CHASER Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

ambulance chaser

noun

Definition of ambulance chaser

as in lawyer

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Recent Examples of ambulance chaser 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 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 My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit. — Shannon Power, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 My heart and support goes out to the true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit. — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024 This results in people who use astrology as an excuse to be an ambulance chaser or to create viral, fear-mongering social media content. — Diana Rose Harper, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022 On the one hand, people have referred to you as Black America’s attorney general, helping David fight Goliath, while on the other, critics have called you an opportunist or ambulance chaser. — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambulance chaser

Noun

The judge limited the ability of a second lawyer, Daniel Epstein, to practice in the Southern District of Florida.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Front Office Sports reported in April that firms were offering seven-figures in annual compensation to poach top lawyers, with some packages exceeded $10 million.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of lawyer

Noun

Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
She has been sentenced to three years in Orange County jail, the Orange County district attorney’s office said.

— Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of district attorney

Noun

Findings will be presented to the Yell County prosecuting attorney, who will determine how to proceed, the release says.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026
The prosecuting attorney's office for King County, Washington, which includes Seattle, publishes some of the most detailed regional reports on shootings in the country.

— Martin Kaste, NPR, 30 June 2026

Definition of prosecuting attorney

Noun

News cameras will be allowed to record and broadcast much of the hearing, the judge ruled last week over the objections of Robinson’s attorneys.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The crucial pretrial hearing was pushed back as prosecutors and defense attorneys sparred over what evidence could be presented and if cameras would be allowed in the courtroom.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of attorney

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

Definition of shyster

Noun

One night in early 1973, Michael heard that a trial lawyer named Louis Nizer, who had not been involved in the Rosenberg case, was reading out loud from his parents’ prison letters on TV.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Earley is a trial lawyer who founded her own law firm and has worked as a public defender.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Definition of trial lawyer

Noun

Medina, then just 18, was booked into county jail and placed in a special observation unit after threatening to kill himself, banging his head and urinating in front of his counselor.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
In the coming weeks, Mason and co-counselors Matt Smid and Mark Daniel will come together to sort out what could’ve gone better with their defense strategy during this trial, Mason said.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Definition of counselor

Noun

Hill is the one consistently going for the laughs as the legal eagle who has seen it all and likes to share the anecdotes.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026

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