as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges
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Recent Examples of legal eagle
Leslie Bibb wound up playing Kate to Michelle Monaghan’s actress Jaclyn and Carrie Coon’s legal eagle Laurie.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Will viewers welcome this new roster of legal eagles even when this is not a character from the parent series around?
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As its title implies, Suits LA transports the popular USA series from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, following a cast of legal eagles led by Stephen Amell's Ted Black, who has a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who will recur on the spinoff).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The startup, called Human Native AI, has recently hired a number of prominent former Google executives with experience in striking content licensing deals and partnership as well as top legal eagles experienced in intellectual property and copyright issues.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Will viewers welcome this new roster of legal eagles even when this is not a character from the parent series around?
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As its title implies, Suits LA transports the popular USA series from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, following a cast of legal eagles led by Stephen Amell's Ted Black, who has a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who will recur on the spinoff).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The startup, called Human Native AI, has recently hired a number of prominent former Google executives with experience in striking content licensing deals and partnership as well as top legal eagles experienced in intellectual property and copyright issues.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagle
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The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department issued the citation on Thursday, July 10, his lawyer, Worrick G. Robinson IV, confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Keefe became one of the state’s most sought after criminal defense lawyers in the 1980s and ‘90s.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Upon her release in January 2013, Rachel requested a meeting with her attorney.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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The lawsuit alleges negligent infliction of emotional distress and negligence, according to the Connecticut Mirror. Anthony Spinella, her attorney, told the Connecticut Mirror that Ortiz was seeking $3 million in damages.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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