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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer
Abrego Garcia’s criminal lawyers, from the Federal Public Defender’s office in Nashville, argue the government has not given enough evidence to warrant his detention.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Ravaglia was a highly admired criminal lawyer who shared a love of flying with De Stefano, according to another report from the Corriere della Sera.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
Although a lawsuit has been filed against Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County jail in Rodney Hinton Jr.'s name, his criminal lawyer says Hinton had nothing to do with it.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Growing up with seven siblings in Marietta, Ohio, Moynihan wanted to be a criminal lawyer like Perry Mason.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Ravaglia was a highly admired criminal lawyer who shared a love of flying with De Stefano, according to another report from the Corriere della Sera.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
Although a lawsuit has been filed against Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County jail in Rodney Hinton Jr.'s name, his criminal lawyer says Hinton had nothing to do with it.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Growing up with seven siblings in Marietta, Ohio, Moynihan wanted to be a criminal lawyer like Perry Mason.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal lawyer
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Added to this, the Secretary’s ally, an anti-vaccine trial lawyer named Aaron Siri who previously petitioned the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine, was given a platform to present on the childhood vaccine schedule.—
Dr. Debra Houry,
Time,
5 Dec. 2025
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The conviction was vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Nov. 2025
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The attorney was identified by police as 51-year-old public defender Renato Campos Pinto de Vitto.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her opponent, Garrett Burton, a public defender at the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office, garnered about 44%.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nimish Ganatra, senior assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, alleges Savit suspended him and placed him under investigation for filing a Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission complaint against an unnamed Washtenaw assistant prosecutor Ganatra supervised.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Minor pleaded guilty Monday to DWI and was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended and credit for one day jail time served, fined $500 and assessed $360 in court fees, according to deputy prosecuting attorney Charles Duell.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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Police say no charges have been filed against her in connection with the dog attacks at this time, but sources say police are coordinating with the district attorney's office regarding possible charges.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Diane Neal's starred as assistant district attorney Casey Novak for five seasons, but like many of her former costars, has returned for recurring and guest spots.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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