private law
noun
: a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships compare public law
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Advertisement The lawsuit, filed on behalf of veterans by the nonprofit Public Counsel, the Inner City Law Center and two private law firms, alleged that the VA failed in its fiduciary duty to provide housing for disabled and homeless veterans on the campus.
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The organization is representing Freeman and Moss along with several private law firms and attorneys and the Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
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Coomer’s attorney did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
—Sarah Ellison, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Nicole also launched a private law practice for criminal and civil litigation with her husband David in 2007.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
According to his website, Burke opened his own practice Edward Burke, Jr. & Associates in 2005 after having started private law practice in 1996.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The organization is representing Freeman and Moss along with several private law firms and attorneys and the Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
🏛️
Follow Politics
Coomer’s attorney did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
—Sarah Ellison, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Nicole also launched a private law practice for criminal and civil litigation with her husband David in 2007.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
According to his website, Burke opened his own practice Edward Burke, Jr. & Associates in 2005 after having started private law practice in 1996.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
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“Private law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20law. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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