as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
the sign on the door read "Blalock Smith, Attorney-at-Law"
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Recent Examples of attorney-at-law
He’s done a bang-up job of portraying one of the most creative attorneys-at-law TV has ever produced, after all.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney-at-law
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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
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There will be lawyers and billable hours, and blame tossed around.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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“Attorney-at-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney-at-law. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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