: one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
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their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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The New York man charged with what police said was a racially motivated attack of a Black hotel clerk in Mystic nearly four years ago has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 from his former lawyers.
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Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
One of their former lawyers now works as a liaison between the White House and the Justice Department.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Finally, Peña Lopez’s family said that ICE took him to a detention facility without telling them or his lawyer, while ignoring his medical needs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
In court filings, defense lawyer Andrew Hemmer wrote in November 2023 that Matthew Huttle was a journeyman carpenter, whose 20-year struggle with alcoholism fueled many of his past crimes, which included a battery case, multiple DUI busts, and driving as a habitual traffic offender.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
One of their former lawyers now works as a liaison between the White House and the Justice Department.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Finally, Peña Lopez’s family said that ICE took him to a detention facility without telling them or his lawyer, while ignoring his medical needs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
In court filings, defense lawyer Andrew Hemmer wrote in November 2023 that Matthew Huttle was a journeyman carpenter, whose 20-year struggle with alcoholism fueled many of his past crimes, which included a battery case, multiple DUI busts, and driving as a habitual traffic offender.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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lawyer
noun
law·yer
ˈlȯ-yər 
: one whose profession is to advise clients as to legal rights and obligations and to represent clients in legal proceedings
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