trial lawyer

noun

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

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Participants were not allowed to ask questions directly, so the 69-year-old trial lawyer submitted three questions in writing: one about Elon Musk’s critical comments about Social Security and two about Perry’s lack of public access. Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 There's no guarantee that consumers' costs would fall if tort reform passes, Darren Penn, an Atlanta trial lawyer, told Axios. Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025 According to her website, Shapiro is a trial lawyer who began her career as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 May 2025 Opposing the legislation were Texas trial lawyers and a long line of Texans who had lost family members or suffered grievous injury in accidents on Texas’s increasingly dangerous roads. Saul Elbein, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trial lawyer

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trial lawyer was circa 1914

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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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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