trial lawyer

noun

Definition of trial lawyernext
as in criminal lawyer

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Recent Examples of trial lawyer George Psoras is a serious trial lawyer who will make the office tougher, fairer and more competent. — Clarke Ahlers, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 If the superfund template survives, the next decade of American energy policy will be written by trial lawyers, attorneys general and a handful of out-of-state philanthropies bankrolling the litigation pipeline. — Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026 For one example, Cleesattle, a trial lawyer for 32 years, was asked about a disturbing 2009 National Academy of Sciences report on forensic science in law enforcement. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 Court records show that his trial lawyer never met with him, which Lawrence claimed resulted in an unfair trial. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial lawyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial lawyer
  1. criminal lawyer
  2. public defender
  3. prosecuting attorney
  4. district attorney
  5. prosecutor
Noun
  • 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
  • Just as extraordinary was that Friedmann, who knew as much about criminal law as many criminal lawyers do, appeared to have designed the plot precisely to confound prosecutors.
    — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of criminal lawyer
Noun
  • The 32-year-old pleaded not guilty and has been appointed a public defender.
    — Josh Haskell, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Reiner did not appear at the probate hearing, but his public defender, Kimberly Greene, and his former private counsel, Alan Jackson, did attend.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of public defender
Noun
  • McDonough plays the assistant attorney general and prosecuting attorney, a man of integrity who profoundly believes in the criminal justice system.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The prosecuting attorney's office said the teen wasn't charged with murder in the July 29 filings because the investigation is still ongoing.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of prosecuting attorney
Noun
  • Molly Smith, spokesperson for the Riverside County district attorney’s office, said Miller completed the diversion program and had the charges dropped on July 31.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Release requires consensus among the police chief or a designee, the district attorney’s office, city management and a public safety attorney.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of district attorney
Noun
  • Fernandes says teaming up with federal prosecutors to bring harsher federal drug charges has helped bring down the number of drug dealers in the park.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • State prosecutors have accused Mangione’s lawyers of trying to get that case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds under New York State law, which says a defendant can’t be tried twice for the same crime.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecutor

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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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