litigator

noun

lit·i·ga·tor ˈli-tə-ˌgā-tər

plural litigators

: one who carries on a legal contest by judicial process : one who litigates legal cases

As a civil-rights litigator, Payton had argued a Richmond, Va., case before the Supreme Court …—

William Greider

For thirty years he had been a ruthless litigator, the meanest, nastiest, and without a doubt one of the most effective courtroom brawlers in Chicago.—

John Grisham

In the 1950's and 60's, he became known as the consummate litigator. Lawyers and judges describe him in the courtroom as wily, charming, eloquent and erudite, with a light but deft touch at cross-examination.—

Jan Hoffman

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Then civil rights litigator Elizabeth Yeampierre took over. —

Justin Worland, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025 Here's what to know about JD Vance's wife and the former corporate litigator as the family joins Trump at the White House. —

Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025 Responding to the concerns in a post on X, formerly Twitter, Lisa Rubin, an MSNBC legal correspondent and former litigator, raised a question over why Samantha Hegseth was not interviewed for the background check. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 The president-elect pointed out Ferguson, who most recently served as solicitor general of Virginia, was an antitrust litigator at various Washington law firms. —

Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for litigator