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trial attorney

trial attorney

8 4.7
A lawyer who speaks for clients in court cases before a judge or jury
  • noun
  • /ˈtraɪəl əˈtɜrni/
  • Specialized
translation icon : abogado de juicio
  • I am a practicing business litigation and plaintiff's employment law trial attorney.
  • a former trial attorney
  • an experienced trial attorney
  • a senior trial attorney

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Examples

  • He met Alan while practicing law as a trial attorney in Colorado.

    Blog text (3)

  • To win her case, she called upon a skilled trial attorney who had successfully represented many clients in court.

  • Between those two traits, it proved that I obviously was not meant to be a trial attorney.

    Blog text (34)

  • Opening and closing arguments were written by one of the co-authors, an experienced trial attorney.

    Academic text (2016)

  • This led many trial attorneys to conclude that counter-demands are necessary.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Anne Melani Bremner is an American trial attorney based in Seattle, Washington.

    Blog text (11)

  • Through both my work experiences and my conversations with my mentors, becoming a public defender trial attorney became my life's dream.

    Blog text (22)

  • Trial attorney Jim Logan was in Ducktown, Tenn., defending a Southern mountain man accused of murder.

    Academic text (1994)

  • "We can only have jury trials twice a year," says Neva Conway, a Greenville, Ala., trial attorney.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Two experienced trial attorneys, Sobus and Laguzza, note that since the infamous Pennzoil-Texaco verdict, in which jurors awarded $10.53 billion, more attorneys feel compelled to offer counter-anchors.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

lawyer
vstrial attorney
∞ 1.0

A person who gives legal advice and represents people in court

is narrower, focusing specifically on courtroom trial work rather than broad practice
attorney
vstrial attorney
  • US
∞ 4.6

A lawyer who gives legal advice and represents people in court

is narrower, concentrating on courtroom trial representation rather than general practice
counsel
vstrial attorney
  • Formal
713 4.3

A lawyer who speaks for someone in court

leans more toward active courtroom trial work than advisory tasks
advocate
vstrial attorney
  • UK
146 5.8

A lawyer who speaks for a client in court

is similar but emphasizes overall trial advocacy rather than only pleading
trial lawyer
vstrial attorney
36 3.6

A person who represents people in court during trials

has identical meaning but uses different wording for the same role
litigator
vstrial attorney
  • Specialized
20 6.8

A lawyer who represents people in court cases

focuses more specifically on courtroom trials rather than all dispute work
atty
vstrial attorney
  • Jargon
8 9.8

An informal short word for a lawyer who gives legal advice and represents people in court

is the formal specialist term rather than an informal abbreviation
pleader
vstrial attorney
  • Archaic
1 7.8

A lawyer who speaks in court for someone

covers full trial representation beyond just presenting oral arguments

How Experienced

counsel
  • Formal
713 4.3
trial attorney
  • Specialized
8 4.7
law student
40 2.6

Surface Forms

trial attorney singular
trial attorneys plural

Morphology

trial + attorney

The meaning 'a lawyer who represents clients in court trials' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'trial' (court procedure) with 'attorney' (lawyer). This noun-noun composition follows common English compounding patterns and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Trial attorney combines trial and attorney. Trial is the court 'test' where people argue a case and attorney is someone chosen to 'act for' a person, so a trial attorney is the lawyer who speaks for a client in court.