defense lawyer
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Todd Blanche was Trump’s criminal defense lawyer before joining the Justice Department in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Heaps’ defense lawyer was not informed of the note or of the communications, and the trial proceeded to a verdict.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
One prominent criminal tax defense lawyer said he would give his clients a copy of Ver’s agreement and tell them, “These are the guys who got this done.”
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
In spring 2024, Willis took the stand to defend her decision-making in a rare and tense courtroom showdown between a state district attorney and a defense lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
Playing the role of Powers’s defense lawyer was Mikhail Grinev, a wispy-goateed attorney whose job was to lose important cases to the government.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
