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The New York man charged with what police said was a racially motivated attack of a Black hotel clerk in Mystic nearly four years ago has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 from his former lawyers.—
Greg Smith,
Hartford Courant,
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One of their former lawyers now works as a liaison between the White House and the Justice Department.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Initially slated to begin Aug. 1, 2024, Lori's attorneys were granted a delay until Feb. 24, 2025, with her lawyers citing an overwhelming amount of evidence to sort through before proceedings begin.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Also present were Sigmon's attorney and spiritual adviser, a representative from the prosecuting solicitor's office, a sheriff's investigator and three members of the news media.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The city’s prosecuting attorney’s office moved to dismiss a citation for battery against Borrenpohl.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek reached out for comment to the prosecuting attorney's office in Latah County, Idaho, via email on Thursday night.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the case of Jay-Z, the billionaire has come out swinging against attorney Tony Buzbee, branding him an ambulance chaser and calling him a 1-800 lawyer.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.—
Shannon Power,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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Manuel Monsanto will never fully recover from his injuries, according to the district attorney’s findings.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The district attorney’s office shared some of the footage on Facebook and in its release.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sabrina Haake is a columnist and 25-year trial lawyer specializing in 1st and 14th Amendment defense.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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After twenty years as a trial lawyer, Mr Kray walked away from his career because the stress was killing him.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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When Ruby Franke’s 12-year-old son managed to escape from counselor Jodi Hildebrandt’s Utah house in August 2023 by crawling out a window and ringing a neighbor’s doorbell, the wounds on his hands and feet were covered with bloody duct tape.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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University counselors should be trained to help animal researchers navigate complex feelings of guilt, grief, and anxiety, without pressure to reconcile those feelings with any particular ethical stance.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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Holmes is another shyster whose story has been dissected in several documentaries and in dramatizations like Hulu’s The Dropout, but Gibney brings specific insights and a fresh perspective to this truly unbelievable story.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
31 July 2024
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And there’s a character on there who is—plays kind of a shyster attorney.—
Nick Sibilla,
Forbes,
11 Nov. 2022
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“Philadelphia lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Philadelphia%20lawyer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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