defense lawyer

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As spectators filed through security screening then streamed into the courtroom, they gossiped as key players strode by as though in a stage play, including Dick Harpootlian, the lead defense lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“That’s obviously the very first and most important part of the case,” said Frank Rubino, a South Florida criminal defense lawyer who represented Noriega.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

In the same year he ran for mayor, Hillquit was also the defense lawyer for several left-leaning publications that Woodrow Wilson’s administration tried to ban or shut down.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

An experienced criminal defense lawyer can charge more than US$1,000 per hour, with fees quickly adding up.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Even Nathaniel Blackwood, the high-priced criminal defense lawyer hired by his dad, told Cole he might be tried as an adult.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen