Philadelphia lawyer

noun

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  1. lawyer
  2. attorney
  3. prosecuting attorney
  4. ambulance chaser
  5. district attorney
  6. trial lawyer
  7. counselor
  8. shyster
Noun
  • Many victims, especially those who are more trusting or unfamiliar with scams, are less inclined to challenge individuals posing as authority figures, such as police officers, government officials, or lawyers.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Popular on Variety Baldwin’s lawyers argued that the prosecution had deliberately withheld the evidence, which could have been used in his defense.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lawyer
Noun
  • Mike Roland in the investigations of the bombings of the Hattie Cotton Elementary School in 1957, the Jewish Community Center in 1958, and the home of civil rights attorney and council member Z. Alexander Looby in 1960.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The actress, who plays an attorney and de facto detective, allows an honest revelation.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • On cross-examination, deputy prosecuting attorney Janna Skelton asked Ahmad if Whitfield was still a threat after he was handcuffed.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As prosecuting attorney Nico Della Guardia, Fagbenle is a delightfully wicked presence, all smug dandyism when navigating the case against Rusty Sabich for the murder of Carolyn Polhemus.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 July 2024
Definition of prosecuting attorney
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  • My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
    Shannon Power, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • My heart and support goes out to the true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of ambulance chaser
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  • Trump's lawyers argued that prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office had introduced evidence during his hush-money trial that was protected by the High Court ruling issued earlier this year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Hours after his arrest, the Manhattan district attorney’s office filed paperwork charging him with murder and other offenses.
    Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of district attorney
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  • Tom Girardi, the once legendary Los Angeles trial lawyer, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday after a federal jury convicted him of wire fraud.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Other Justice Department Jobs Todd Blanche, Trump’s hush money trial lawyer, was tapped as the president-elect’s deputy attorney general.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of trial lawyer
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  • Yet another reason to speak with a genetic counselor.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The counselor suggested that the mother-in-law might see the timeshares as valuable assets linked to cherished memories, or symbolic of her generosity.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of counselor
Noun
  • Holmes is another shyster whose story has been dissected in several documentaries and in dramatizations like Hulu’s The Dropout, but Gibney brings specific insights and a fresh perspective to this truly unbelievable story.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
  • And there’s a character on there who is—plays kind of a shyster attorney.
    Nick Sibilla, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
Definition of shyster
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