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
“That’s obviously the very first and most important part of the case,” said Frank Rubino, a South Florida criminal defense lawyer who represented Noriega.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
In the same year he ran for mayor, Hillquit was also the defense lawyer for several left-leaning publications that Woodrow Wilson’s administration tried to ban or shut down.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
The defense lawyer asked only a few questions.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
