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Definition of Trial lawyer

1. Noun. A lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trial Lawyer

Literary usage of Trial lawyer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of Law by Charles Erehart Chadman (1912)
"There are two classes of lawyers—the one we know as a "practicing," "litigating," or "trial lawyer;" and the other we know as an "office lawyer. ..."

2. Foster's First Book of Practice at Common Law: In Equity and Under the Codes by Lemuel Hill Foster (1897)
"In order to be a successful trial lawyer, it is necessary that every case be thoroughly prepared before the trial. Every detail should be thought out and ..."

3. The Young Man and the Law by Simeon Eben Baldwin (1920)
"If a critical case be reached suddenly and unexpectedly for trial, the trial lawyer must be ready to arrange and produce the testimony in proper shape and ..."

4. Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Bar Association by Pennsylvania Bar Association (1920)
"As a trial lawyer, he was careful in preparation and tenacious of his positions. Drayton, William (1st JD, Philadelphia), born July 22, 1852; died February ..."

5. The Art of Cross-examination: With the Cross-examinations of Important by Francis Lewis Wellman (1904)
"He was not only easily the leading trial lawyer of the New York Bar, but was by many thought to be the representative lawyer of the American Bar. ..."

6. Indiana University, 1820-1920: Centennial Memorial Volume by Indiana University (1921)
"The first stage is marked by the hegemony of the trial lawyer. ... Apprenticeship to an experienced, resourceful, busy trial lawyer was the ideal training. ..."

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