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trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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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, 26 Dec. 2024
An experienced trial lawyer in his 41st year of private practice, Dickey graduated from Altoona High School and Saint Francis University before obtaining his law degree from Ohio Northern University.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Pierce O’Donnell is a California trial lawyer who clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White.
—Pierce O'Donnell, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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First Known Use
circa 1914, in the meaning defined above
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in trying especially plaintiff's cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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