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.
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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.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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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.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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