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trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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The American Association for Justice and several state trial lawyer associations are among the organizations that have recently done so.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Crump is a prominent civil rights trial lawyer in the U.S. and has represented the families of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin and Breonna Taylor, as well as the residents of Flint, Mich.
Crump said in a statement that Fortson was on a Facetime call with a woman at the time of the deadly incident.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
There also are concerns that the legislation could stifle any product liability claim since most rely on the argument that a company failed to warn, said Andrew Mertens, executive director of the Iowa Association for Justice, an organization for trial lawyers.
—Hannah Fingerhut and David A. Lieb, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
The trial lawyer and founding partner of Mukasey Young LLP has instead argued his client ought to receive only a fraction of that.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1914, in the meaning defined above
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in trying especially plaintiff's cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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