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trial lawyer

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Definition of trial lawyer

as in criminal lawyer

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Recent Examples of trial lawyer Victor Henderson Why does a big-shot trial lawyer want an unpaid gig leading Chicago’s school board? — Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 According to a trial lawyer who spoke to Rolling Stone, grand juries are sometimes convened in Los Angeles in order to protect celebrity witnesses from the spectacle of a public hearing. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Pahlmeyer is named for Jayson Pahlmeyer, a former trial lawyer who founded his eponymous winery in 1981. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 July 2026 One night in early 1973, Michael heard that a trial lawyer named Louis Nizer, who had not been involved in the Rosenberg case, was reading out loud from his parents’ prison letters on TV. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial lawyer

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Noun

True to the life of a much-sought-after criminal lawyer, Reddington has also represented prominent clients who weren't able to beat the charges against them.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Heather told me that a criminal lawyer advised her to invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege at the Holbrook trial.

— Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal lawyer

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His public defender, Michelle Marie Benoit, on Friday said that since June 2024, doctors treating Pinkney daily in custody had diagnosed him with schizophrenia.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Jefferson District Court records show Saez was appointed a public defender.

— Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of public defender

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Clay County’s deputy chief prosecuting attorney, Spencer Curtis, was appointed by the North Kansas City Council to fill the position, effective as of midnight on Wednesday.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
In exchange, the state agreed to drop a murder charge, according to the Franklin County prosecuting attorney.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecuting attorney

Noun

Then, in 2002, after more than two decades as district attorney, Conradt decided to run for district judge, but lost.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Conradt had been a district attorney in Texas’s Kaufman County before being appointed chief felony assistant district attorney in Rockwall County.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of district attorney

Noun

These charges were filed by prosecutors on September 8 in Cape Cod over a May 23, 2025, incident.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Harris County prosecutors also accused Gilley's Italian attorney, Monica Grosso, of misleading the Turin Court of Appeal by telling it that commutation is impossible for someone sentenced to life without parole.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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