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What is this job like? People and companies hire lawyers to give them advice and to tell them what they can and can't do under the law. Sometimes, they hire lawyers to take their side in…The Street Lawyer
Author:John Grisham Publisher:Doubleday America's favorite courtroom writer reportedly hung with D.C. street people to get firsthand insight into homelessness for this novel about a yuppie…The Devil's Dictionary: Lawyer
by Ambrose Bierce LAWFULLAZINESSLAWYER -n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.Brewer's: Lawyer's Bags
Some red, some blue. In the Common Law, red bags are reserved for Q.C.'s and Sergeants; but a stuff-gownsman may carry one “if presented with it by a silk.” Only red bags may be taken into…Brewer's: Penang Lawyers
Clubs. Penang sticks come from Penang, or the Prince of Wales Island, in the Malaccas. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PenatesPen and Feather A B C D E…Thomas LAWYER, Congress, NY (1785-1868)
LAWYER Thomas , a Representative from New York; born in Schoharie, N.Y., October 14, 1785; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Schoharie County; member of the State house of…September 2016: Jolie's Lawyers Announce End of Marriage
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of September 2016. 1. Native Mosquitoes in Miami Test Positive for Zika 2. ITT…Hamilton, Andrew, colonial American lawyer
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Andrew, 1676?–1741, colonial American lawyer, defender of John Peter Zenger, b. Scotland. He practiced law in Maryland and then Pennsylvania, where he became (1717) attorney…Gardner, Erle Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Gardner, Erle Stanley, 1889–1970, American detective-story writer, b. Malden, Mass. He served as a trial lawyer for many years. About 1921 he began writing detective stories for…Jones, Ernest Charles
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Ernest Charles, 1819–69, English radical, lawyer, journalist, and poet. He was a prominent leader of the more militant wing of the Chartists (see Chartism). After imprisonment…