trial lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who engages chiefly in the trial of cases before courts of original jurisdiction
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So while the program isn’t a full liability shield for vaccine makers, its very existence significantly narrows the cases trial lawyers can file.
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Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Windermere trial lawyer Dan Newlin, who gave more than $5 million to pro-Trump committees during the 2024 election and $1 million to the inaugural fund, is Trump’s choice to be the ambassador to Colombia.
—Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Thompson repeatedly clashed with his trial lawyers Michael Campbell and Ferdinand Alvarez over his legal strategy.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Matter of fact, at least 43 such lawsuits have been filed by Louisiana parishes in partnership with prominent trial lawyers to sue oil and gas companies over questionable claims that their operations have caused coastal erosion issues south of the Mississippi River.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Windermere trial lawyer Dan Newlin, who gave more than $5 million to pro-Trump committees during the 2024 election and $1 million to the inaugural fund, is Trump’s choice to be the ambassador to Colombia.
—Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Thompson repeatedly clashed with his trial lawyers Michael Campbell and Ferdinand Alvarez over his legal strategy.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Matter of fact, at least 43 such lawsuits have been filed by Louisiana parishes in partnership with prominent trial lawyers to sue oil and gas companies over questionable claims that their operations have caused coastal erosion issues south of the Mississippi River.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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