trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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White was named 2013 trial lawyer of the year by the San Diego County Criminal Defense Bar Association and is a past president of the Criminal Defense Lawyers Club.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump’s Justice Department also rightfully recognizes that runaway litigation stifles businesses and costs jobs, while putting large sums in the pockets of trial lawyers, one of the Democratic Party’s most reliable sources of fundraising.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Larsen was one of the few women in Hamilton County to work as a trial lawyer in the 1970s.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Texas is notably the place where trial lawyers most recently defeated tort reform.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump’s Justice Department also rightfully recognizes that runaway litigation stifles businesses and costs jobs, while putting large sums in the pockets of trial lawyers, one of the Democratic Party’s most reliable sources of fundraising.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Larsen was one of the few women in Hamilton County to work as a trial lawyer in the 1970s.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Texas is notably the place where trial lawyers most recently defeated tort reform.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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