defense lawyer
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Andrew Proto, a defense lawyer, said “a 15-second clip” isn’t worth a criminal record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
De la Espriella, a 47-year-old criminal defense lawyer with a side hustle in online fashion retailing, talked little about economics on the campaign trail.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The latest count, according to a Lexis search a defense lawyer ran for me, is more than 21,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Michael Freedman, a California defense lawyer, said he has noticed an uptick in incidents of jurors tattling on one another to judges rather than working out their differences in jury rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
When the prosecutor was finished, the defense lawyer whispered to Jordan, started to get up, then sat back down.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
