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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer
Burke’s criminal lawyer has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
As a new three-month excavation begins at the temple and underwater site, Martínez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic who has turned to diplomacy and archaeology, believes the find is a promising next step in her 20-year search for the tomb of Queen Cleopatra VII.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
As a new three-month excavation begins at the temple and underwater site, Martínez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic who has turned to diplomacy and archaeology, believes the find is a promising next step in her 20-year search for the tomb of Queen Cleopatra VII.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal lawyer
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Courtesy Robert Madden Madden studied archaeology as an undergraduate, then spent 25 years as a trial lawyer.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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By prohibiting attorneys from suggesting a value for non-economic damages, the measure blocks victims from telling a jury what their claims are worth, trial lawyer Jeff Wilson told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the proposal last month.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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On March 10, someone who appeared at the domestic violence courthouse was followed by immigration agents and taken into custody a few blocks away, public defender’s office spokesperson Matt Hendrickson said Thursday.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bird once served as a deputy public defender and deputy district attorney in San Joaquin County, according to her website.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Deputy prosecuting attorney Joel Garner said Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist, came at her with a syringe and hit her in the head with a rock.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The issuance of a chaperone order requires verified notice from a prosecuting attorney that a licensee has been charged with a qualifying criminal offense.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Shah Alam was released on bail this month after agreeing to a plea deal, according to the district attorney's office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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But in January, the state Supreme Court ordered the 3rd District Court of Appeals to take another look at the case, and to demand that the Nevada County district attorney’s office explain, on the record, why it shouldn’t be sanctioned.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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