litigator
noun
lit·i·ga·tor
ˈli-tə-ˌgā-tər 
plural litigators
: one who carries on a legal contest by judicial process : one who litigates legal cases
As a civil-rights litigator, Payton had argued a Richmond, Va., case before the Supreme Court …—
William Greider
William GreiderFor thirty years he had been a ruthless litigator, the meanest, nastiest, and without a doubt one of the most effective courtroom brawlers in Chicago.—John Grisham
John GrishamIn the 1950's and 60's, he became known as the consummate litigator. Lawyers and judges describe him in the courtroom as wily, charming, eloquent and erudite, with a light but deft touch at cross-examination.—Jan Hoffman
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Despite being an experienced litigator, Rudwin Ayala, the firm's lead attorney on the case, cited eight cases in a court filing that Walmart's lawyers could not find anywhere except on ChatGPT.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
The complaint alleges that Mr. Baldoni didn’t follow through on that promise, but did make the adjustment to hire a crisis management team, digital manipulation experts, litigators, and used those helpers to plan and execute the smear campaign described in her original lawsuit.
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Ferguson has worked as an antitrust litigator and was Virginia’s solicitor general from 2022 to 2024.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Joel Fleming, a securities litigator at Equity Litigation Group, said boards are usually not at legal risk for rejecting a takeover offer.
—Kate Rooney,ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
The complaint alleges that Mr. Baldoni didn’t follow through on that promise, but did make the adjustment to hire a crisis management team, digital manipulation experts, litigators, and used those helpers to plan and execute the smear campaign described in her original lawsuit.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Ferguson has worked as an antitrust litigator and was Virginia’s solicitor general from 2022 to 2024.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Joel Fleming, a securities litigator at Equity Litigation Group, said boards are usually not at legal risk for rejecting a takeover offer.
—Kate Rooney,ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Litigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigator. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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litigator
noun
lit·i·ga·tor
ˈli-tə-ˌgā-tər
: one that litigates
especially
: a lawyer skilled at litigation
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