Philadelphia lawyer

Definition of Philadelphia lawyernext

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Noun
  • In a bid to get Damian to consider granting bail for Rivera, the former congressman’s lawyers submitted multiple letters from friends and former colleagues to both vouch for him and put their own finances at risk on his behalf.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
  • The blocker is not merely the neighborhood crank with a CEQA lawyer.
    Tracy Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • Defense attorneys deny all the charges against him.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 May 2026
  • He is represented by Authentic Talent and Literary Management, UTA and attorney Roger Pliakas.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Leahy, 31, was charged with murder in the first degree with a deadly weapon enhancement on Monday, May 18, the prosecuting attorney's office tells PEOPLE.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • The victim provided a statement the prosecuting attorney shared during sentencing, according to a news release from Canyon County.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Maybe their ambulance chasers can prevail against the dive bars of Canton, but Karen should skate.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In the case of Jay-Z, the billionaire has come out swinging against attorney Tony Buzbee, branding him an ambulance chaser and calling him a 1-800 lawyer.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After his recent probation violation, the district attorney’s office spokesperson said, Rice was ordered to serve that jail time immediately.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • The office also prosecutes misdemeanors; the responsibility for prosecuting felonies falls to the county district attorney.
    The Editorial Board, Daily News, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The Florida Justice Association — the trial lawyer lobby — spent millions to stop the reforms Maxwell now blames for failing consumers.
    David Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Courtesy Robert Madden Madden studied archaeology as an undergraduate, then spent 25 years as a trial lawyer.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The coroners are not counselors but facilitators who have been trained through a program called Facing the Mourning, developed at the Heart Light Center in Denver.
    Collaborative Colorado, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • Our school counselors and administrators will continue to be available to meet with any students at Barrington Middle School who have concerns or need additional support.
    Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • To demonstrate that point in a video, a researcher told a robot arm to put a bunch of plastic grapes into a clear Tupperware container, then proceeded to shift three containers around on the table in an approximation of a shyster’s shell game.
    Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Philadelphia lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Philadelphia%20lawyer. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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