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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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
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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
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Lawyers are also asking Dreyfus's successor as attorney-general, Michelle Rowland, to reverse the extradition order.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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After attorney Mark Chargualaf was appointed as Pewitt’s public defender, Clymer asked whether Pewitt’s bond amount should remain.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Attorney-at-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney-at-law. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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