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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer
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.
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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
Amid Adams’ absence, Adams’ criminal lawyers were in talks last week with President Trump’s Justice Department about potentially dropping his indictment, as first reported by the New York Times.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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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
Amid Adams’ absence, Adams’ criminal lawyers were in talks last week with President Trump’s Justice Department about potentially dropping his indictment, as first reported by the New York Times.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal lawyer
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White was named 2013 trial lawyer of the year by the San Diego County Criminal Defense Bar Association and is a past president of the Criminal Defense Lawyers Club.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s Justice Department also rightfully recognizes that runaway litigation stifles businesses and costs jobs, while putting large sums in the pockets of trial lawyers, one of the Democratic Party’s most reliable sources of fundraising.—
Tiger Joyce,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kathryn Nester, a former federal public defender with more than 30 years of experience, was appointed to be Robinson's attorney on Wednesday, according to a Utah County spokesperson.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hernandez's attorney, county public defender Paulette Loftin, asked if Hernandez could be sentenced on a different day, but Poles denied the motion.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Following the verdict, neither the defense or prosecuting attorneys were willing to comment on the outcome of the trial.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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One person was taken into custody but was released with no criminal charges filed, according to Melissa Price Smith, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Scott’s new lawyer, former Orange County Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders, had brought the case to the district attorney and pushed for his release.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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The heart of the First Amendment disagreement between Chung and Rosen was whether Chung was writing in his personal capacity or as a representative of the district attorney’s office.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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