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a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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Recent Examples of lawyers
That would serve as another way of checking to make sure the settlement isn’t just an agreement by the lawyers without meaningful input by the client.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Government lawyers argued the merger would leave shoppers worse off.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
After being made aware of the discrepancies, Doe’s lawyers filed to amend the suit.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
In his own testimony, auctioneer Jeff Tanenbaum defended the sale process when Jones’ lawyers pressed him over not holding a live auction.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
His lawyers at the firm Morgan & Morgan, a major US plaintiffs’ firm, described the case as the first of its kind.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Her efforts won fans among some Republicans, including incoming Vice President JD Vance, but drew criticism as overly aggressive from some antitrust lawyers and business groups.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Manhattan lawyers filed murder charges against him just hours later, according to The Associated Press.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
On Friday, Dong's lawyers and family were allowed in court for the sentencing judgement, which was read aloud but not shared in writing.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Government lawyers argued the merger would leave shoppers worse off.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
After being made aware of the discrepancies, Doe’s lawyers filed to amend the suit.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
In his own testimony, auctioneer Jeff Tanenbaum defended the sale process when Jones’ lawyers pressed him over not holding a live auction.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
His lawyers at the firm Morgan & Morgan, a major US plaintiffs’ firm, described the case as the first of its kind.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Her efforts won fans among some Republicans, including incoming Vice President JD Vance, but drew criticism as overly aggressive from some antitrust lawyers and business groups.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Manhattan lawyers filed murder charges against him just hours later, according to The Associated Press.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
On Friday, Dong's lawyers and family were allowed in court for the sentencing judgement, which was read aloud but not shared in writing.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Lawyers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyers. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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