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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselor-at-law
Noun
  • Still, his lawyers claimed that prison officers denied him the ability to get surgery and removed him from the hospital.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 June 2025
  • Rodriguez’s conduct didn’t disrupt the Jan. 28 meeting, her lawyer Mark Streiff said in his closing remarks.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Defense attorney Stuart Cearley told jurors the video showed Grindstaff was in fear for his life when Stacy decided to back up toward him using his vehicle as a weapon, even striking Grindstaff’s patrol vehicle.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
  • For more than six weeks, Sean Combs has sat amongst his nine attorneys in a lower Manhattan federal courtroom as more than two dozen witnesses who include ex-girlfriends, former employees and law enforcement agents have testified against him.
    Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 June 2025
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“Counselor-at-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor-at-law. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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