trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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Because malpractice claims are so costly to bring to court and the potential for damages is limited, many Texans are unable to find trial lawyers who will take their claims, The Dallas Morning News reported in January.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 June 2024
And Jacobs and his allies, with financial backing from the trial lawyers’ lobby, tried to convince voters that Klitzman and Sharief had ties to Republicans.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2024
Groups representing trial lawyers and environmentalists, for example, almost exclusively support Democrats, while those representing businesses and gun owners have thrown their lot in with Republicans.
—James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Williams' attorneys argued that his DNA was not on the murder weapon and that his 2001 trial was unfair, saying that a trial lawyer dismissed a juror based on race and that there was only one Black juror on the panel.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 June 2024
And Jacobs and his allies, with financial backing from the trial lawyers’ lobby, tried to convince voters that Klitzman and Sharief had ties to Republicans.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2024
Groups representing trial lawyers and environmentalists, for example, almost exclusively support Democrats, while those representing businesses and gun owners have thrown their lot in with Republicans.
—James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Williams' attorneys argued that his DNA was not on the murder weapon and that his 2001 trial was unfair, saying that a trial lawyer dismissed a juror based on race and that there was only one Black juror on the panel.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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