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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer
Burke’s criminal lawyer has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 Nov. 2025
As a new three-month excavation begins at the temple and underwater site, Martínez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic who has turned to diplomacy and archaeology, believes the find is a promising next step in her 20-year search for the tomb of Queen Cleopatra VII.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra.
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Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 Nov. 2025
As a new three-month excavation begins at the temple and underwater site, Martínez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic who has turned to diplomacy and archaeology, believes the find is a promising next step in her 20-year search for the tomb of Queen Cleopatra VII.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra.
—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for criminal lawyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal lawyer
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Earley is a trial lawyer who founded her own law firm and has worked as a public defender.
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George Psoras is a serious trial lawyer who will make the office tougher, fairer and more competent.
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Those payouts cover billable hours, plus reimbursements for such expenses as travel, meals and lodging, Patrick Orr, spokesperson for the state public defender’s office, told the Statesman.
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The latter is a democratic socialist who hasn't held public office before and works at a public defender's office providing legal aid to victims of police brutality.
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Leahy, 31, was charged with murder in the first degree with a deadly weapon enhancement on Monday, May 18, the prosecuting attorney's office tells PEOPLE.
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The victim provided a statement the prosecuting attorney shared during sentencing, according to a news release from Canyon County.
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Beyond murder, the district attorney’s office charged Moore with possession on the day of the homicide of between one gram and just less than four grams of methamphetamine.
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In its decision not to pursue charges in Martinez-Sarmiento’s death, the district attorney’s office said Colorado Springs officers responded to a report on July 5, 2025, of a man yelling and brandishing a firearm near a nightclub.
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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