private practice
noun
: a professional business (such as that of a lawyer or doctor) that is not controlled or paid for by the government or a larger company (such as a hospital)
After years as attorney general, he returned to private practice.
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Before her time in private practice and before her years in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Friedman Agnifilo worked as general counsel on criminal justice policy for New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's office from 2006 to 2010, per her firm.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Background: Crenshaw worked on the SEC staff and, before that, was an attorney in private practice.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Most, like Phillips, leave for higher pay in private practice.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Working in private practice since 2021, Friedman Agnifilo had served under then-DA Cyrus Vance Jr. for seven years as chief assistant district attorney in Manhattan, the same jurisdiction prosecuting her new client.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Background: Crenshaw worked on the SEC staff and, before that, was an attorney in private practice.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Most, like Phillips, leave for higher pay in private practice.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Working in private practice since 2021, Friedman Agnifilo had served under then-DA Cyrus Vance Jr. for seven years as chief assistant district attorney in Manhattan, the same jurisdiction prosecuting her new client.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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