lawyer
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The attorney general is the state’s chief law enforcement officer and top lawyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Before entering politics, Lagarde spent 20 years as a corporate lawyer, eventually rising to become Chicago firm Baker McKenzie’s first female global chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The lawyer proposed a repayment plan, saying MCA funders might collect only a third of what was owed if Triways ceased operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In September, Tusk put forward a politician, Maciej Berek, a lawyer who served as a minister in his cabinet, as a judge candidate to the court.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Within the first two weeks of April, a lawyer and writer, Mr. E. E. Lewis, arrived in Hydesville to interview those with direct knowledge of the family and its spirit.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
“There is a legal matter going on, and my lawyers have asked me to not say anything about that day, and I’m listening to them, and I take this very seriously.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Since the botched execution, Pike's lawyers have repeatedly called on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The couple's convictions have long drawn criticism from international human rights organisations, which have raised concerns about the treatment of lawyers and activists in Pakistan.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
That’s in part because lawyers within the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
We defined the issues in terms of developing legal doctrine and establishing legal precedent; our clients became important, but secondary, players in a formal arena that required lawyers to translate lay claims into technical speech.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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