defense attorney

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"Few answers are going to be complete, especially when you cut me off all the time," the visibly irritated multibillionaire said as he resumed his duel Thursday morning with the defense attorney for OpenAI.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals, answered that whatever more detailed pretext arguments Pitchford later developed on appeal were waived because his defense attorney did not present them to the trial judge at the crucial moment.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

“Everybody would love an apology letter,” said defense attorney Bart Kasperowicz.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

In a statement of his own, Perkins’ defense attorney, D. Miles Brissette, ripped the “premature and highly publicized accusations” leveled against his client.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The defense attorney had objected to the harsh penalty for a twelve-year-old’s first offense and requested a stay, which is the legal term for stalling.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman