shyster
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An easier dispute system would make it unnecessary for consumers to seek help from shyster credit repair companies.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
In response he created Saul Goodman in an act of frustration and shame, to act out his shameless impulses, let his shyster flag fly freely and without guilt, to get away with unscrupulous acts.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2020
Steyn charged: “And it turns out he's not a heroic presidential speaking truth to power a guy, he's just a flimflam shyster who steals from his clients.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 30, 2019
Gilligan himself confirmed as much with Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul, in which affable Jimmy McGill follows a similar trajectory to Walt, as he morally morphs into the shyster lawyer Saul Goodman.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2018
"My idea of a shyster is a down-at-the-heels, unshaved and generally disreputable-looking police-court lawyer—preferably with a red nose—who murders the English language—and who makes his living by preying upon the ignorant and helpless."
From By Advice of Counsel by Train, Arthur Cheney
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