lawyer
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Meanwhile, questions about her credentials took center stage, as she identified herself as a lawyer but in fact had never passed the bar exam.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
At about 18:00, Foster, his father-in-law and son walked towards an elevator and was playing with his son, said his lawyer, Alexandros Alexandrou.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A lawyer for the firm described the document as a “confidential work product” with information that had been “obtained through confidential references during Korn Ferry’s candidate search.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge Thursday that she had failed the bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as a lawyer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Isaac told his stories of life among “Mr. Jefferson’s people” to the Reverend Charles Campbell, a white man from Petersburg who had been a lawyer, newspaper publisher, historian, and schoolteacher.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
But the court order did not prohibit a sale or termination of the trust, lawyers for Janie and Joey argue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Instead, the court indicated on its website that it will address outage-related delays on a case-by-case basis, adding that lawyers seeking relief can file an appropriate motion for the court’s consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Zacharia was later advised by lawyers that she could provide legal analysis based on her law degree and international transaction experience, the person said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Masud's lawyers asked a federal court in Washington to rule the alleged confession inadmissible in advance of his trial in April next year as it was not the original document.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The mathematicians began to handle evidence in the way that lawyers and theologians had been handling it for many centuries.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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