trial lawyer

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Recent Examples of trial lawyer Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025 Alexandra Shapiro, one of the controversial mogul’s trial lawyers, spoke to Business Insider about his plans of becoming an anti-domestic violence counselor. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The trial lawyers’ group has contributed $9.5 million, and the manufacturers nearly $8 million since 2000. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 The legislation that cleared the House and Senate in a single afternoon is the product of intense negotiations resolved with unusual alacrity by traditional antagonists at the state Capitol on business and insurance issues: unions vs. business, and trial lawyers vs. insurers. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trial lawyer
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Noun
  • 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.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Role as federal public defender Nachmanoff formerly served as a federal public defender from 2002 to 2015.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Brown’s public defender in that case requested an evaluation of his mental competency.
    Mary Ramsey Updated September 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Dateline spoke with Vicki Becker, the prosecuting attorney in Elkhart, who confirmed Kristyana’s case is still open but would not answer additional questions to protect the integrity of the case.
    Mackenzie Matwick, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The next day, investigators found the body of the 1-year-old partially submerged about 150 yards away from where his mom was discovered, the district attorney said.
    Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Police Chief Timothy Heier said an investigation has begun and the department has referred potential charges to the district attorney's office.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shipley told the Washington Examiner that if the investigation had continued, prosecutors likely would have concluded the conduct didn’t rise to a crime.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In court documents, prosecutors wrote that Madrigal took on a leadership role in early 2022 when one of the leaders died.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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