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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One analysis from the AMA found that the number of physicians working in private practice dropped by 13 percentage points — from 60 percent to 46.7 percent — between 2012 and 2022.
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Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Based in California, Barlow’s career has focused on challenging DNA evidence, both in private practice and for the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, her website states.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Martin has worked in private practice for about two decades and recently served as president of the conservative nonprofit Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
In 1986, as a lawyer in private practice without a political base, Justice Chin Brandt lost a Civil Court race in Manhattan by 138 votes out of about 100,000 cast.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Based in California, Barlow’s career has focused on challenging DNA evidence, both in private practice and for the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, her website states.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Martin has worked in private practice for about two decades and recently served as president of the conservative nonprofit Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
In 1986, as a lawyer in private practice without a political base, Justice Chin Brandt lost a Civil Court race in Manhattan by 138 votes out of about 100,000 cast.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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