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lawyer

[law-yer, loi-er] / ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ər /


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Lawyer David Gerger said he is withdrawing from representing Eric Kay in his ongoing appeals because the Angels broke a promise and stopped paying his legal fees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He attended Syracuse University, studied drama and history and later was hired at American Lawyer Media as an assignment editor for a civil tort database.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Lawyer Catrin Evans for the publisher suggested that for some Mail articles mentioned in John and Furnish's case, a "certain amount of the information... had already been put into the public domain".

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

She previously worked for Bloomberg Industry Group and American Lawyer Media in Washington, specializing in the gig economy, civil rights, and discrimination law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“The problem with hostile takeovers is that they were hostile,” says Steven Brill, who founded the trade magazine American Lawyer.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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