lawyer
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Asked why Hans S had provided a sample, his lawyer told German news agency DPA that the case had "weighed heavily" on him and he had wanted closure.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Weinberg told me earlier this year that his experience as a junior lawyer was invaluable when he shifted course and launched Harvey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Tahmasebi and her lawyer then submitted it to the magazine, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The lawyer hires the sleuth on the assumption that he’ll work with discretion: “I don’t want someone who’s going to be too aggressive and start turning over too many rocks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
As the paper’s in-house lawyer, it would be his job to advise the editors about the possible legal fallout from publishing classified documents.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
But he and his administration’s lawyers have told the justices that they have no real choice at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
But at Wednesday's appeal, one of her lawyers, Veronika Drago, accused prosecutors of "turning nothing into something".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
And he maintained that media lawyers were "less and less... looking at the consequences and editorial or ethics judgements".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Challenges to Essayli’s position were brought in at least three criminal cases, with defense lawyers arguing that charges filed under his watch are invalid and should be dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The adversarial system means that lawyers want to win, and the better they are at winning, the more they get paid.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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