trial lawyer

noun

: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction

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Crumbley’s team claims that if the defense knew about the agreement, her trial lawyer could have questioned the two school employees in cross-examination. —

Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025 The two alleged accomplices presented alibis that clemency lawyers for Nelson have argued were not fully contested by Nelson's trial lawyers. —

James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 Trump’s trial lawyers urged Judge Juan Merchan to delay his sentencing until after the November election. —

David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Bowman’s lawyers asked the state Supreme Court to delay his execution to allow a hearing on his last-ditch appeal arguing that his trial lawyer was not prepared and had too much sympathy for the white victim and not his black client. —

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