defense lawyer

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As spectators filed through security screening then streamed into the courtroom, they gossiped as key players strode by as though in a stage play, including Dick Harpootlian, the lead defense lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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

“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

An experienced criminal defense lawyer can charge more than US$1,000 per hour, with fees quickly adding up.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Councilman Grandy indignantly denied that the money was a bribe from the pancake people; then he rushed out and hired the most expensive defense lawyer in Fort Myers.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen