| 单词 | lawyer |
| 例句 | We still didn't have computers or law books, and I didn't have other lawyers on staff. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I wanted the judge to understand that we weren't simply defending Mr. McMillian from a different angle than his original lawyers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland then went to consult a lawyer with whom he had had dealings before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My father, Isaiah Maxwell Thornton III, landed a position as a lawyer at the biggest bank in town when he moved back. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z In the past they had always come running with a lawyer, offering to pay damages and demanding his release. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “A good lawyer never asks a witness a question she doesn’t know the answer to.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They say, But maybe you should be a teacher, a lawyer, do hair . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z If that meant that Stimson partners earned rather less money than lawyers at other firms, so be it; they made enough, and kept their scruples besides. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They were all there—bankers, lawyers, judges, doctors, fire chiefs, teachers, merchants. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, Thursday, my court-appointed lawyer pled not guilty for me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z "I didn't do anything. Viji Aunty's lawyer friend is the one who made this miracle happen." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Regina demurred: ”I don’t want to answer anything unless I have my lawyer present.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer stopped; the pig skidded to a halt. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a lawyer, Uncle, not a doctor,” she replied. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyers walked past the crowd, up the steps, between the majestic white columns—and into the sudden silence of the courthouse. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Might be your parents, the lawyers, the judge, myself, community members, maybe even your classmates at school. Anybody can be a part of the Circle if they want to help find a solution.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “They had no right to withdraw the enrollment contract,” Dad explained calmly, like a lawyer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The Getty wasn’t wrong to bring in the lawyers and the geologists and the archeologists. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When lawyers presented percentages about teenagers dying from alcohol poisoning and drunk driving, it was ruled things would remain as they have been—legally. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z These men and women were college educated and had careers as lawyers, doctors, journalists, businesspeople, and politicians. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I suspect that the school’s lawyers aren’t letting any of the administration say much.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I took the risk of talking to a few local lawyers about whether the new prosecutor might acknowledge that the conviction was unreliable and support a new trial if there was compelling new evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There had been a judge, and at least one lawyer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Since there was no evidence of such laundering, it was Fischer’s lawyers’ belief that the government was attempting to propagandize Fischer’s sanctions case by further tarnishing his public image. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Was this not the stuff lawyers were made of? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Attorney General assured Stanley's lawyer that he would get the records. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Stanton asked Anthony to put her in touch with a lawyer who might help her identify eight of the “most atrocious” laws affecting women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We hired the cheapest lawyer we could find and went to the Merits Hearing armed with this new strategy. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I had overheard my parents say that The Ancestors were due in town today with a famous big city lawyer they had hired. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no lawyers in the station, no judges. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I was startled, and told Gaur that it could not be true, as he was not even in training to be a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We continued to pester them, and finally Professor Matthews, who was a lawyer, said that it had been a privileged conversation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that day, I took Barack to lunch at the fancy restaurant on the first floor of our office building, a place packed with well-groomed bankers and lawyers power lunching over meals priced like dinners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Anyways, at first I was worried standing there next to the hunchback old man they gave me for a lawyer, both of us waiting for the judge to make his verdict. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z That lawyer tried to get me to give him a name, anybody who would come in and make an excuse for what happened. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was a way that lawyers would slip in before a jury something otherwise inadmissable. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And we know just where and when the end finally came: in South Africa, where an Indian lawyer was making a name for himself. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z "I want to talk to my lawyer! This can't be legal!" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The man at the other end listens to my whole story, wishes me good luck finding a lawyer for free, and hangs up. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I came here to change. Your lawyer hit man, Nazario, sprung me out of work and gave me no choice.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z However, after speaking with a lawyer, the boy changed his story. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He will not lose the whole summer with me or there will be lawyers involved. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She’s a member of the Rotary Club and has been married twice—for many years to a lawyer, and now to a dentist who is on the symphony board. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They told us yesterday, two of our most recent lawyers; both of them have the prestigious SAN, for senior advocate of Nigeria, after their names. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Technical proofs are the lawyer’s own contribution to the evidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Once, I asked Father if he thought I’d make a good lawyer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He saw a need for clarity, speed, and no lawyers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked for a lawyer and was curtly refused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, that’s right. After you blew your basketball career, you became a scum- sucking lawyer.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z My lawyer had talked to the prosecutor and everything had been arranged beforehand. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I barely said two words to that first lawyer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Here was a man who looked, for all the world, like the kind of person who should thrive as a lawyer in New York City. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For the lawyers, meanwhile, this was a difficult case to prepare for. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Eventually a mysterious lawyer rescued them and checked them into a boarding school, but Nico had no memories of his life before the casino. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Even Paul Marshall, Bobby’s lawyer, addressed Bobby’s “dread”: “Bobby fears the unknown, whatever lies beyond his control. He tries to eliminate any element of chance from his life and his chess.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But I decided to wait and ask Bodega himself, because if I asked Nazario anything, he would only do that lawyer thing on me, say a million things while telling me nothing. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When the rough edges are worn off the new land, businessmen and lawyers come in to help with the development—to solve problems of ownership, usually by removing the temptations to themselves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Once the lawyer had performed all the right rituals and pronounced all the necessary spells and oaths, millions of upright French citizens behaved as if the Peugeot company really existed. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was going to be a lawyer, but he took over the business. He hated jewelry.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, according to Charles “Chip” Pashayan, Bobby’s pro bono lawyer, the Treasury Department could and would fine and imprison him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was remembering, with some unease, the crack Bunny had made about Henry needing a lawyer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Finally, more than a month into the trial, a Chicago criminal lawyer who was Scoville’s friend agreed to join the defense team. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I took a saucer from the cabinet and returned to the living room as Margaret was saying, “Actually, Vivian, this is a very good time. Think of it as a dress rehearsal for the lawyers.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it would pay enough money for him to afford a good lawyer and get Amma out of jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z They had contests to see who could catch the most fish in ten minutes, and the younger lawyer won with an average of 2.1 fish a minute. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We were working with the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, and their lawyer Carol Kolinchak had agreed to be our local counsel in all of the Louisiana cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Here, call her. Her name is Susan Thomas. Marcus’s lawyer never looked for her, but I did. I found her, and she remembers him. Call her and she’ll tell you what happened.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The lawyer shrugged, checked his watch, picked his nose, then said carelessly, “No further questions.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The wardresses had never known there was even such a species as an African lawyer or doctor, and regarded me as an exotic creature. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So my first lawyer never had a chance. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We were not the only African lawyers in South Africa, but we were the only firm of African lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excepting whatever that lawyer writes, which probably won’t see the light of day unless they resurrect that little magazine.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no? I’m sure somebody like Abelman could. I can just see that lawyer he’s got. Crippled from chasing ambulances. Mutilated from being caught in fires he’s started for insurance money.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That was one thing he wanted to ask his lawyer, if she really was his lawyer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Dad said the government raised a stink but later backed off because the Indians had better lawyers. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Her parents are both lawyers; they gave her the seed money for Meeting Space. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He meant like the endless hours Father spent on making phone calls to lawyers and congressmen and mayors, all of them white. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Whether a lawyer, a doctor, a football player, a toilet cleaner, a garbage handler, a panhandler— keep it real and still— be the best you can be. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I was terrified until I gave the case to my lawyer and they went away. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z This is the first time the lawyer has said it, but everyone knew this moment would come. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Fortunately for Welles and Houseman, their lawyer had added a clause to their CBS contract ensuring that they and the Mercury would not be liable for their show’s content. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Because she was poor, she couldn't get a lawyer to help her out. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My father’s brother, Leroy, called Lee, was in jail, and my father was constantly getting letters from lawyers asking for money for Uncle Lee’s “case.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He knew enough about lawyers to know when they were about to snap the trap shut. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My lawyer was exultant and stated loudly that the jury would take note of the fact. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z When Bill Smith’s lawyer was questioned, he, too, insisted that he had no idea who was responsible for blowing up the Smiths’ house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z On the advice of his lawyer, the senator’s aide wasn’t talking anymore, but everyone was speculating that he had always intended for Diana to die. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The guard escorted me to a room where my lawyer was waiting. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Your Honor, I would like to begin by pointing out that Jeremy Tyler has never been in trouble with the law before,” his lawyer began. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z My mother stared at the card, a huge smile coming across her face, then handed it to the lawyer, who scanned it, then nodded and murmured, “This is good. This is good.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Did he ever tell you he wanted to be a lawyer?” she asks me, then nods. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Somehow, she had to find a lawyer, and figure out how to pay for one. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “In the morning I’ll get in touch with a lawyer. All I want you to do is get him out of there as soon as you can.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Suppose that lawyer Bloom latched onto and publicized Kyril Montana’s previous trip to Milagro; suppose a leak developed in the capital— The helicopter was up and about, approaching from the west. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He offered his pilots what everyone from hockey players to software tycoons to takeover lawyers has been offered on the way to success: an opportunity to transform their relationship to their work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The case was so important that the government’s lawyers had taken two years and $500,000 to prepare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Union lawyers highlighted the inequities of the laborers’ lot by putting Louis Swift and other packinghouse owners on the witness stand to describe their own luxurious homes and lifestyles. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I went back in the house, this time to call a lawyer. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Josiah Quincy? But... Rab, you tell him not to ...’ ‘You don’t want him? He’s the best young lawyer in Boston.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As stories of the physical abuses that had accompanied the Palmer Raids continued to grow, several investigating committees were formed, including one made up of the nation’s most respected lawyers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Despite the poverty, Sophiatown had a special character; for Africans, it was the Left Bank in Paris, Greenwich Village in New York, the home of writers, artists, doctors, and lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the livingroom, she heard Atticus’s even voice: . . stem the tide a little bit this way . . . good thing he asked for one of the Maycomb lawyers. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Overcome with emotion, Mr. Levy was unable to speak, and his lawyer took the microphone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, every lawyer is an officer of the court. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "Then we are still waiting for one, no, two more," the lawyer said, fumbling with his papers, his hands shaking under the strict scrutiny of the judge. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But still, this didn’t stop us—two lawyers, after all—from taking up the topic with hot gusto. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The defense lawyer had filed no written pleadings and uttered no more than twelve transcript lines at sentencing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “There’s a lawyer named Bella Abzug. She has a good head on her shoulders and a loud mouth—and I mean that in a good way.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Teacher, preacher, doctor, lawyer—now those were very good black jobs, bringing stability and the esteem that accompanied formal training. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Hale’s lawyers promptly tipped off a reporter, who ran a story about Hale’s “perfect” alibi, noting, “He’s not afraid.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z An accident of geography sent me to a school where all my classmates were white, many the children of doctors and lawyers and business executives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Strange, but I didn’t think about it before. 3RD JUROR: Well, what about the lawyer? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need doctors, we need lawyers, we need teachers. I want you to be a doctor so you can take care of me.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Not only are our meetings in the same building, but also her lawyer and my interviewer are the same person? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z By tonight Trotter would go upstairs and find the money gone, and nothing was sure about what might happen with Mr. Randolph’s lawyer son next door. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Though not lawyers, these men presented cases and then adjudicated them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Joseph’s father has hired a lawyer,” she said. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I addressed the letter to my lawyer and asked him to forward it to the judge. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z As a lawyer, Mom is a bit overprotective and aggressive. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He died of a heart attack in his lawyer’s office. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Eidolons who are also lawyers. Now I really want to kill them.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Another old man said, “The gabachos, and especially their lawyers, are always deceiving us. They are full of lies.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When Quintilian says that circumstantial evidence can take the place of a witness, later lawyers took him as authorizing it to be considered as half of a complete proof. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The judge is going to rule on a motion that King's lawyer made to suppress Cruz's testimony, and a few other things. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw the will, sir. After the lawyer wrote it, Miss Mary had me read it out loud on account of her eyes being bad.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Or that he once found an index card in Byrd’s potting shed that said Terms of Separation, like it was some kind of legal document George or Emmett once worked on when they were lawyers. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “When I met her she was being deported, but then she met with you and you did your lawyer magic, and now she’s going to stay.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z For my part I believe the black lawyer who tells me that there is never a day in his life when he forgets he is black. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This article was written by a married woman lawyer with children and called "In Defense of Chastity." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Our staff was overextended, but I was thrilled with the talented lawyers and professionals we had working with us. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Because I knew my parents didn’t have hundreds—or thousands—of dollars to pay for a lawyer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Mathematics is even being used in the courtroom. With enough data from similar cases, a verdict can be determined with amazing accuracy. Maybe lawyers will eventually be obsolete.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Through her reverie of mumbo jumbo she heard the court-appointed lawyer lean over to Richie and offer two words of legal advice: “Plead guilty.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Another lawyer opposite him argues for why Franklin should be held accountable. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Each time I answered “Yes, Your Honor,” as my lawyer had instructed me to do. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Finding his alibi witness was only the first step. That’s why we need to find him a good lawyer.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He would never have been convicted of capital murder if he had just had the money for a decent lawyer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His lawyer, a woman in a bright red suit and with thick, jet-black hair brushing her shoulders, stood with him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We provided some aid to the volunteer lawyer on the case and a suit was filed, although there wasn't much hope. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At this point, our defense lawyers returned, to the general relief of all of us, though we remained in prison for another few weeks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jordan’s lawyer, a thin man with dirty fingernails, shuffled his papers and checked his watch frequently. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His lawyer claimed the police were harassing people in the neighborhood, trying to drum up shaky evidence and confessions. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Mami, tell me, did Uncle Bill end up getting us a lawyer so we could sue the families of the boys who caused the accident?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, as civil rights advocates converted a grassroots movement into a legal campaign, and as civil rights leaders became political insiders, many civil rights organizations became top-heavy with lawyers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I have a good lawyer, you know,” my dad said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z And Richard’s letters were still tucked away in his lawyer’s briefcase. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There was one person who knew all of the details of Marcus’s case, and maybe even the alibi witness’s name—Anthony Miller, Marcus’s lawyer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The decrepit lawyers dressed in black who during other times had besieged Colonel Aureliano Buendía and who now were controlled by the banana company dismissed those demands with decisions that seemed like acts of magic. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mom’s boss is an unstoppable robot workaholic lawyer, so this happens a lot. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I asked the talking board what I would be when I grew up, and it said a lawyer.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Carl recommended an attorney, and more phone calls were made: to the lawyer, and then to Mom’s nursing home, telling them she wouldn’t be in. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z For the next few weeks, until July 27, the lawyers called witnesses to testify, and argued the case. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z One day I made note of a New York Times article I’d read that reported widespread fatigue, stress, and unhappiness among American lawyers—most especially female ones. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But lawyers for Carter and the Dallas school district weren’t about to quit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been a West Pointer, had left the army to become a lawyer, a prosecutor. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got back from the trailer park, she was standing in the driveway and talking with Mr. Shine, the lawyer. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Despite feeling desperate to reach out, Reggie had been instructed by his lawyer that doing so could be an admission of guilt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Shine, our lawyer, was at the house when the detective and two deputies returned that afternoon with a search warrant. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “So Joseph . . .” “Mr. Brook’s lawyer is thinking ahead. He wants to be able to demonstrate Mr. Brook’s strong parental affection for his son and, by extension, his granddaughter.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z So many of their Muslim friends had been interviewed, forced to send in documents and hire lawyers. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Hundreds of black clergymen, journalists, civil rights activists, teachers, lawyers, students and anyone suspected of subversive acts had been detained. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve sat on juries, and it always amazes me the way these lawyers can talk, and talk and talk, even when the case is as obvious as this one. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "When I grow up," Lakshman says in a grand voice, "I am going to become a lawyer who helps people who don't have money. You think I can do that?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Tonight is for prayer. For the family. For the lawyers on the case. I understand your anger, but, son—” “Prayer? You mean y’all just gonna sit around and pray about it?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The lawyer didn't realize that two of the charges against Ian were punishable with sentences of life imprisonment without parole. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When the lawyer realized what was happening he grabbed an ax, lunged outside bellowing dementedly, trapped one attacking dog inside the chicken pen, and literally hacked the squealing mongrel to pieces. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “All I see so far is that from being a rather vaguely known, but still largely obscure metropolitan lawyer, I have now become a world figure. You’re a good publicist.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Royal scouted the city jail for runaways the lawyer might defend, ran messages between enigmatic persons, and distributed funds from antislavery societies to relocated fugitives. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was attempting to organize the campaign and practice as a lawyer at the same time, and that is no way to wage a mass campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All kinds of professions now crowded in together, foundry workers and lawyers, maids and carpenters, doctors and hoodlums, but most people, this being 1932, were unemployed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “My teacher. His father is a lawyer. He’ll know who to get the information to.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Middlefield Prep doesn’t even have to send a representative or lawyer. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Justice is trying to work with the police. With lawyers. Trying to change the system.” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “A single lawyer,” Nazario continued, “can steal more money than a hundred men with guns.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Half the lawyers at Sidley, it seemed, belonged to country clubs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Even Nathaniel Blackwood, the high-priced criminal defense lawyer hired by his dad, told Cole he might be tried as an adult. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z With Eugene Torre’s assistance, an Icelandic lawyer—Thordur Bogason—was hired to represent the child, and soon after the attorney petitioned the court for a DNA test in an attempt to prove Bobby’s paternity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After the settlement, North Korea’s lawyers said it was “staggeringly unfair” to suggest that the country engaged in insurance fraud. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The next morning the lawyer stopped by our house. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The resolution was unanimously endorsed, and it was agreed that Duma Nokwe and I would help in preparing the case in the absence of our lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at what? It’s just a sign, like something outside a lawyer’s office,” said Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His father was a divorce lawyer in Philadelphia. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This request, too, the lawyers refused, much to the regret of Milton Greeman, curator of Wistar’s renowned collection of medical specimens. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There are lots of lawyers on my list! Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Arthur Dula, an American lawyer who specializes in laws governing international space-related activities, stated that such discrimination should make Russia's Federal Space Agency ineligible for any more funding from the United States. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z My father, a lawyer with a small-town practice, was the only college-educated adult I was aware of among all the parents of my friends and classmates. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But I had the right to remain silent and to wait for my lawyer’s counsel. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “You seem to be describing plans to commit a crime. I don’t want to hear any more about it. As a lawyer I can’t be a party to it.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z None of this was what a corporate lawyer did, and for this reason I found it compelling. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "I got in touch with a lawyer in New York," he said. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z There are no lawyers anymore, and the university is closed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Really, it was simple: The first thing was that I hated being a lawyer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He couldn't grow up to be a lawyer if Simeon was getting ready to set something on fire. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “After he was arrested, his lawyer got him released the same day. He never spent a single night in jail.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z That would explain the presence of half a dozen lawyers inside the room solemnly passing documents back and forth to one another, which they culled from the filled cartons surrounding them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir had said something about a lawyer, but Stanley knew his parents couldn't afford a lawyer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A group of men with authority—doctors, lawyers, detectives, perhaps—took her into a room and told her he was gone. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The courtroom was crowded, largely with antiwar protestors who hissed as the government lawyers argued that the Times was violating the Espionage Act. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z During the match, Bobby didn’t issue any statements that were either anti-Semitic or anti-American—on the contrary, he appeared deeply patriotic and included many Jews among his friends, lawyers, and colleagues. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not like we have civil liberties in here—or lawyers.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Also, since he was preparing to play Boris Spassky for the World Championship, his lawyers and U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The only thing to do is to go to her Last Known Location—the lawyer’s office on Fifty-Second—and hope that Fate is on my side and she’s still there. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There, lawyers could use the Nuremberg Code to establish whether a scientist was acting within the ethical boundaries of the profession. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The third principal, Herm Olsen, was known as one of the best criminal defense lawyers going. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You had no business being with white women,” the lawyer answers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There were so many questions I had for the lawyer, like why, exactly, she felt like this was going to be “open-and-shut.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That particular day, I threw a fit when it looked like our dealings at our lawyer's office would take longer than expected and I wouldn't get to hang out at Izzy's. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He was also a politician, a teacher, a lawyer, a scholar, and a knight. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She had been through for some time before the judge and the lawyer and the rest seemed to know it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z David Petrakis’s lawyer had a meeting with Mr. Neck and some kind of teacher lawyer. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I guess that’s why we have police and lawyers. There’s a whole system in place. Do bad things, go to jail. Do really bad things, kill people, and you get a death sentence.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “But it’s not the end of it either. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “My dad. His lawyers froze the account. We can’t spend any more money until we see a judge on December sixteenth.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Judges with the caring look that meant nothing as lawyers said legal phrases that meant nothing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mailed them yesterday. To the lawyer,” he said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z That August, nearly a year after buying the houses, Greenberg’s lawyer asked the city to extend his client's deadline for making repairs, citing insufficient manpower to get the job done. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Rader and Bobby exchanged a flicker of a glance, and the lawyer responded: “That is a possibility.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘Now for a lawyer. I’ve talked to Josiah Quincy. He often writes for the Observer. He says if you want him, he’s ready.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z While passing out the checks, the lawyer had stepped on Crow's sore foot. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Having failed as a journalist and lawyer, Guiteau moved on to new schemes. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “And if you are a lawyer, you want to be a successful lawyer, do you not?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During the trial, the appointed defense lawyer presented no evidence about Herbert’s background, his military service, his trauma from the war, his relationship with the victim, his obsession with the girlfriend—nothing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He says he already has a lawyer trying to work out the next step in getting custody of Shoji. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There is no better lesson for a budding lawyer than that. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Should I be thankful for the lawyers who are working for half their pay to make sure there is justice for the boy whose heart is no longer beating? Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A client's life often depends on his lawyer's ability to create a mitigation narrative that contextualizes his poor decisions or violent behavior. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A paralegal, who is not a lawyer, whom I also don’t know, says everything might be all right. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Useful things. Things that might help you get to that lawyer and your freedom.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In general, as she understood it, lawyers took a long time to do...whatever it was precisely that they did. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I met real estate developers, agents, heiresses, fund managers, lawyers, clothing designers, professional basketball players, photographers, movie producers, and television correspondents. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I could not bring you, but I have no problem telling you what I saw—the entire diaspora around me—hustlers, lawyers, Kappas, busters, doctors, barbers, Deltas, drunkards, geeks, and nerds. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There were seven lawyers who worked for the county, not including Daines. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mental health advocates and lawyers succeeded in winning a series of Supreme Court cases that forced states to transfer institutional residents to community programs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Elijah Lander’s father was a rich white lawyer in Boston who lived openly with his colored wife. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I know I used to say I wanted to be a lawyer like Minerva, but the truth is I always burst out crying if anyone starts arguing with me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And some states deny representation to impoverished defendants on the theory that somehow they should be able to pay for a lawyer, even though they are scarcely able to pay for food or rent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His lawyer argued that when Wes was questioned by Baltimore police the day after the crime, before he was announced as a suspect, he was calm, a clear sign of his innocence. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z After years of paperwork, lawyers' fees, and an unwanted divorce, my parents were finally falling to pieces. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I could ask Daddy. He could try and get her a... white lawyer.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z If he knows any lawyers who would be willing to help her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Several lawyers and ethicists have suggested to me that since there is no way to anonymize HeLa cells at this point, research on them should be covered by the Common Rule. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Housewives, priests, doctors, lawyers, traders, students, and workers took their place in the front lines of the protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your lawyer sent this,” he said and left. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Since the burial, Brown had hired a lawyer and had tried unsuccessfully to contest the will. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z After his sentence was pronounced, his lawyer leaned over and whispered to him, “I’ll have you out in two to three weeks.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It happened quickly, this vocational sorting—the bankers, lawyers, doctors, and executives of tomorrow hastily migrating toward their next launchpad, whether it was graduate school or a cushy Fortune 500 training-program job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The defense lawyers, prosecutors, family members, and deputy sheriffs applauded. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I turned the other police misconduct cases over to other lawyers because my death penalty docket was so full. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Reporters wrote about the court proceedings and dug up background about Guiteau, the lawyers, and the witnesses who testified. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “A lawyer? You think we need a lawyer?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z By the time the lawyer got there, it was already finished. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I see. Suppose Abelman’s lawyer gets the money out of us.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come in, come in. Make yourselves comfortable,” the lawyer said, like we had stopped in for a social visit. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He was clerking for a Philadelphia lawyer, making less than $100 a week, when he drove out to Levittown for the first time to represent a home buyer. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But, as your lawyer, I have to give you the facts,” he said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The chart below shows a breakdown of two categories of Jamaican professionals—lawyers and members of parliament—in the early 1950s. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z His mother had hired a lawyer for the hearing and—in a twist that surprised only Ocean—it turned out that he was just too well-liked. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “There ought to have been some guardian, or such-like, whiles you was a minor. Some lawyer, maybe. As to the first letter of that lawyer’s name now. Would it be J?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Those arrested could be detained without trial, charge, access to a lawyer, or protection against self-incrimination for up to ninety days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The adoption lawyer sent over a huge folder of prospective families, each of them more eager looking than the next. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Doctors, lawyers, Mr. Cross who own the Southern Times, the colored newspaper that come out ever week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His lawyers objected, but the judge summarily dismissed their complaints. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The lawyer got names and positions all fouled up, and I've got a drunk for a partner. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the judge entered, I said to one lawyer, “We seem to be getting sentenced because of those girls.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Only it was much hotter, and as if by some miracle each member of the jury, the prosecutor, my lawyer, and some of the reporters, too, had been provided with straw fans. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z There were lawyers who knew more about the rules of proxy contests, but no one was better in a fight than Joe Flom... Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z My court-appointed lawyer says they’ll be facing charges, too, but what they say about us might help them get lighter sentences. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry and Charles had gone to see the lawyer and Camilla, in capacity of peacemaker, had gone along. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Hoping to place the blame for the killings on Ernest, Hale’s lawyer recited the names of Mollie’s murdered family members, one after the other. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z According to a transcript of these interrogations, David Shoun acknowledged that he and his brother had summoned the lawyer, believing that Bill might name his killers, but nothing came of it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Anderson’s floor was a warren of lawyer’s offices, with rich carpets, walls of dark brown wood, and doors inlaid with frosted glass. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z All I really wanted was some time with Zach and to expand my world by visiting the office of a real-life lawyer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What the lawyer heard, overwhelmingly, was that the family wanted to fight. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Albert Murray, a successful New York lawyer, had bought the land with his Jewish business partner in 1954. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The State's lawyer argued that this was a routine capital murder case and that the death penalty had been appropriately imposed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On t’other hand, the law allows any man to avenge the violation of his wife, and the dead man’s lawyers argued that he were doing just that. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Afraid that someone would steal his own body after his execution, Holmes left instructions with his lawyers for how he was to be buried. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "You want to become a lawyer too?" he says. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Few Africans could afford a lawyer, and most had no choice but to accept whatever verdict the court handed down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer explained that several heirs had not yet arrived. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the years, civil rights lawyers have made heroic efforts to save the lives of condemned people on death row. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I tried, Djo. It may require a lawyer sometime, to get your help.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z To the world, to the press, to the government, he was a retired lawyer of fading distinction, yesterday’s man, of no interest. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The lawyer’s office is uptown from where I am, close to Times Square. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z "You can try to do anything. If you study hard, maybe you can become a lawyer when you grow up." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I hope your parents found a good lawyer. The situation’s ridiculous.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z One was a lawyer and lobbyist from the state capital of Columbus. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He addressed all the secretaries by name and got along with everyone—from the older, stuffier lawyers to the ambitious young bucks who were now playing basketball. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The lawyer wants half of whatever settlement we reach, and it might take years!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, what the hell. Yeah; sure. Here, take mine. I’m through with it. And say, your lawyer’s bringing some clothes for you. He told me to tell you.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z So they hired a lawyer, Louis Koerner, to pursue a civil suit against the city, the state, the prisons, the police department, and a half-dozen other agencies and individuals. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Cicero was both theorist and practitioner of rhetoric—lawyer, politician, and teacher. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z John Tompkins, a lawyer and part of a small minority of white professionals who considered the racial integrity laws to be unconstitutional, agreed to represent Tony and Mary to appeal their convictions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "What is table three's answer?" the lawyer asked. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z His lawyer came and advised him to plead the fifth amendment— no statement, no conviction. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was a married Spanish lawyer from Granada and said that he wanted to document the murders in Spain through a peephole in his overcoat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “They wanted to send some hotshot Miami lawyer down to handle his case,” Mom said, “but I told them it wasn’t necessary.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z This is true of the doctors, the lawyers, the educators, the religious leaders and the businessmen. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Him being a lawyer, I worried he might ask me to take a lie-detector test. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, his lawyer interrupted my thoughts by busting out with questions. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I was received warmly by the magistrate and prosecutor, and the case did not begin for quite a while, as they asked me numerous questions about my career and how I became a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer smiled sickly and nodded, thinking: Don’t do me any favors. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I do believe that I might have made a good lawyer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Michael has never been in trouble with the law before,” the lawyer went on. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Most of them were city boys like the boys lounging up on the quad—the sons of lawyers and businessmen—dressed neatly in woolen slacks and cardigan sweaters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They expected us to choose one of two prestigious career paths, doctor or lawyer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Tracing the conservancy district boundaries, the lawyer showed where the dam would be constructed, and then ran down who owned each piece of land within the district. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “So then you went to the Master Calendar Hearing. Did you bring a lawyer with you?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He thought of every lawyer, every judge, every public official with whose name he was familiar—but the thought of each one of these white men was bitter in his heart. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The lawyer raised her voice almost to a shout. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Some went straight to the houses of the judges and lawyers who had sentenced them, killing them and their families or burning their houses if they were not around. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z From their seat in a tiny witness box in a packed courtroom, plaintiffs would face aggressive white lawyers firing questions at them as white judges looked on. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Right behind the lawyer’s desk are a white woman and a girl, her daughter, maybe. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She had once volunteered to me that her grandson wanted to be a lawyer and that she was hoping he would. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But it took a few weeks before the interim civilian government announced that it would release all prisoners of conscience, and weeks more for our lawyers to get Jaja on the list. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer, who was subsequently disbarred and jailed for unrelated criminal misconduct, also never challenged the State's decision to try Trina as an adult. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “He happens to be Joe Mondragon’s lawyer, and he also sometimes writes articles for a small monthly paper published in the capital here, The Voice of the People. Maybe you’ve read it.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad’s lawyer friends are going to reach out to the Innocence Project, to see if they will help. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Until my meeting with the lawyer, Omar Faisal, a light of hope had begun to enter Sohrab’s eyes like a timid guest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Emancipated? Rights? Now you talk as if you’re a lawyer? This is not how we raised you.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Shortly before Bill died, the nurse recalled, he had met with his doctors, James and David Shoun, and with his lawyer. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This concept of argument from analogy had been taken up by the Epicureans from medicine, but it was also familiar to lawyers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to appear again in two weeks and I suggest you bring a lawyer. Do you have a job for which you need your vehicle?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It took a few days for the lawyer to take action, but he promised to arrange everything. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After that, I saw a lot of the magistrate, except that my lawyer was with me each time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “They’re all good. And the only people who make any money are the patent lawyers. Drives my mother crazy.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I can arrange for a lawyer for you, but it’s obvious you’ll be deported,” the immigration officer said evenly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z You told her you want to be a lawyer and can’t be stealing stuff. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I hadn't told the officers I was a lawyer or informed them that what they were doing was illegal. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Cole’s father and their lawyer, Nathaniel Blackwood, entered together, wearing dark three-piece suits and ties. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Prisoners who requested to see their lawyers were given solitary confinement instead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A stranger with a flair for cocktail-party descriptive prose might have commented that the room, at a quick glance, looked as if it had once been tenanted by two struggling twelve-year-old lawyers or researchists. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z You sounded like anything but a lawyer when I called. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Mom tries to make me stay with her, will you stick up for me? Even if Dad has to get a lawyer?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Your lawyer sent this, kid. You got a good lawyer,” the man said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z J. B. Stoner, a lawyer and head of the National States’ Rights Party, visited C.P. on recruiting trips through Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Not in the heart of the minuscule town, nor in the surrounding fields, nor in the area around Jot: Mondragon’s house, nor around the lawyer’s home either. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the month, fourteen churches and four civic groups had chipped in to raise almost all of what the lawyers were charging. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Is there an opening here for a lawyer?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ginika was buying a dress for a dinner party, hosted by the lawyers she was interning with. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “In the bank I have six hundred and eleven dollars. You think a lawyer help me for six hundred and eleven dollars?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A lawyer might have told the Lackses they could sue on the grounds of privacy violation or lack of informed consent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I could see Stick as a lawyer, making speeches like Father, or like the ones on TV who defend wrongfully accused people. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z As soon as Lyra had gone her way, Will found a pay phone and dialed the number of the lawyer’s office on the letter he held. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after this I received a note from Oliver Tambo that was smuggled in to me by one of my lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I would not be your equal with pistols’ and Bon: ‘Nor with knives or rapiers too?’ and the lawyer, smooth and easy: ‘Nor knives or rapiers too.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z You want to be an engineer, a computer programmer, a secretary, a doctor, a lawyer, a caterer, a gardener, a construction worker, or whatever. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Pacheco swung clumsily at another pretty moth sucking on a sweet pea nearby and stunned both himself and the lawyer by catching it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually it’s a show I like, about cops and lawyers solving crimes and stuff, where everything gets settled in the end. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Did the feeling against the Jews in the city rise only because a Jewish lawyer is defending a black boy? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Farmer passed on the news to the boy about the lawyer, delivering hope amid all the squalor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z His lawyer looked the same age as Cole’s mom but walked with her head up and shoulders squared. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mathematicians don’t need prudence; Christians, lawyers and scientists do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It should’ve never taken this long,” he said, and gave an oblique slap to the lawyers, noting “our system is attorney-driven,” without elaborating. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The prisoners became even more distrustful of lawyers, even the ones who claimed they would help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The young lawyer, who had admired the pretty heiress from the minute he first laid eyes on her, did not have a chance to chat. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z John Adams was a lawyer for the soldiers. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead of learning what the future held, I'd been dragged to downtown San Jose so my parents could fill out paperwork with our immigration lawyer. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He named them correctly and he named the stars who played in them. 4TH JUROR: Yes, his lawyer took great pains to bring that out. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We'd had several pretrial hearings on different motions during which he would sometimes become frustrated because of the bickering between the lawyers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I never have figured out why I told him, “Well, yes, sir, I’ve been thinking I’d like to be a lawyer.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It had never occurred to me to wonder how Bucky’s lawyers were being paid for. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Our lawyer says I probably won’t have to go to juvie, but for sure I’m going to end up with some kind of community service. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Abolitionist lawyers erected barricades of paperwork, every week a new stratagem. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z How come you’ve got so much to say? 8TH JUROR: The lawyer was court-appointed. 7TH juror: SO what does that mean? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Malvonne didn’t have a dollar to spare for Lila Spencer's entrance fee, but she did worry that if the girl did not get to be a lawyer she would end up with an apron job. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nadine explained that Reggie’s lawyer had called and said that Reggie could be interviewed but would only talk about the risks of texting and driving, not about his experience in the accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The adversarial system means that lawyers want to win, and the better they are at winning, the more they get paid. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, man. You don’t want to make enemies out of those guys. I hear Felix’s parents are some big-time lawyers with a huge office in the city.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z His lawyers argued that the law is arbitrary and irrational, because it imposes such vastly different penalties on two forms of the same substance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The lawyer said now they would all go together, as his guests, to a tavern, to eat at their leisure, and drink a health to Johnny from the cup. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’ll chase me off the front porch and try to marry you to a lawyer.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z George's lawyer said there would be no appeal because his family didn't have the money to pay for it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Did you notice that none of the defense lawyers questioned the character of the clerk or even mentioned it? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z "I spent it on my lawyer and gave the rest to my father," I said, lying a little. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In the Case of the Lone Lingerer, the lawyer didn’t convince him, either. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He should have been a lawyer or an accountant or somebody’s father by now. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as though veiled in a private grief, the lawyer wistfully said, “And even after all of that you did nothing to discourage him?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas those around me might grow up to be lawyers or movie stars, my only option was to take a vow of silence and become a monk. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When Dr. Bliss took the witness stand, he was questioned by both the district attorney and Guiteau's lawyer about Garfield's medical care from the day of the shooting until his death. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z George’s things include loving words, loving family, loving nature, and some stuff about being a lawyer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I wondered how any lawyer—or anyone—could possibly defend Bran if he wouldn’t say anything? Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After years of prohibition and delay, executions were again taking place in the Deep South, and most of the people crowded on death row had no lawyers and no right to counsel. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As lawyers and national pundits became more prominent than clients and citizens, we isolated ourselves from the people who were our anchor and on whose behalf we had labored. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Instead, I decide to kill time by walking the three miles to the lawyer’s office. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “They called a meeting; I wasn’t invited to that one either. The lawyer Bloom, he got up and explained the dam, the conservancy district, and your role in this town.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer said, “You can’t make a revolution with a bunch of decrepit old men.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This turned out to be an accurate appraisal of the lawyer’s then immediate future, now his receding past. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “What use is an unbossy lawyer? Look, there's a queue for the phone. Tell Mum I called. Say I'll keep checking the message board this evening. Till late.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z My parents are convinced I’m going to be a lawyer someday. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We see another prisoner and lawyer enter the room. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z "Why don't you talk to an immigration lawyer?" my mother said Auntie Seema asked her more than once. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Reggie, nice and quiet though Bunderson thought he was, wasn’t someone the lawyer wanted to see testify in his own defense. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And that went quick because I wouldn’t help the lawyer at all. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “That’s where the body is buried. At least I hope it's still there. I thought maybe you or your father could share that information wherever it needs to go. He’s a lawyer, you said?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Renaissance lawyers were trained to talk about half a proof or a whole proof. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The lawyer in me maintains that I am completely innocent. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even if his father had a good lawyer. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I might as well wait for the official word from the lawyer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My father loved being a lawyer and was a well-regarded practitioner, but the fact is he never liked the business aspect of the law or figured out how to make gobs of money at it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “The sheriff had appeared with a warrant in hand. I found myself under suspicion of murder. It seemed to me best not to say anything. To wait until I . . . had a lawyer.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My lawyer threw up his hands, and immediately after that he was given the floor. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z And it was right in the lawyer’s alley. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the lawyers who had to prosecute the case was assistant U.S. attorney Edward Wallace. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “But you just finished telling me how you don’t want to be a lawyer.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We were now attracting young, gifted lawyers from all over the country who are extremely skilled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Old Mr. Fleming, a classic country lawyer more happily at home with land deeds than ill deeds, opened the cross-examination. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father works for the second largest real estate company in eastern North Carolina,” or “My father is the most important lawyer in this town.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With the lawyer taken care of, I felt like I had things under control. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z During his incarceration in Japan, the only respites Bobby had from boredom and emotional turmoil were the visits from his lawyers and Miyoko, and his use of the telephone. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Baffled by the word "court," the lawyer set the envelope on the desk and found his way out of Sunset Towers. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day a lawyer came to see me at the prison. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “We’ll talk to Arnold and the tax people and the lawyers and figure this out.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sanderson told the family lawyer that at any rate there was really nothing in the house Luke could steal. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The following day, having weighed the demand with his Washington lawyers, Oppenheimer informed Strauss that he would fight the charges before an AEC review board. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Like the rest of their Bengali friends, his parents expect him to be, if not an engineer, then a doctor, a lawyer, an economist at the very least. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “His son’s this big lawyer”—lawyer!—“over in Virginia. I’d give a pretty penny to see his face when he gets a load of that tie. Mercy on us, wouldn’t I ever?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Another informant, a lawyer for the East German Ministry of Posts and Communications, secretly copied information about Soviet cables to paper cards, which he then taped to his backside, underneath his pants. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Counselors and immigration lawyers say only half of them get help from smugglers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Even Cole’s lawyer spoke in terms of a reduced jail term for good behavior. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z My mother had her friend Mr. Jonathan—who worked at Legal Aid down at the courthouse—get us a lawyer to give us some advice. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Possibly he was already hanging out in somebody’s home, although they knew for sure it wasn’t the home of either his wife or his lawyer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “IOI can afford to hire the best lawyers in the world.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And the lawyer shakes his head, smiles, and leaves. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Comstock, the Oklahoma lawyer who had served as the guardian to several Osage, had personally briefed Senator Curtis on the bureau’s catastrophic bungling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Grace Wexler mimicked, then she dropped her head into her crossed arms on the table and fell asleep to the sound of the lawyer's throat-clearing coughs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where I am going to get money for a lawyer?” she asked. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “My mother is in trouble. I need money to pay a lawyer.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I finished second, but it didn’t matter; all the money from the contest went to pay my lawyer anyway. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z As a lawyer, he was a defender of African leaders and trade unionists. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer will leave and return with the authorities at the appointed time. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Armstrong’s lawyers thus filed a motion asking the district court for discovery of the prosecutors’ files to support their claim of selective prosecution under the Fourteenth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mom hugs me, whispering, “I didn’t know there was another lawyer in the family.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was virtually no evidence against him, and I assumed the only reason the state kept up the charade of prosecuting him in prison was to intimidate progressive lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because there were some black parents who’d actually do that, not pay their kid’s bail, not hire their kid a lawyer—the ultimate tough love. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She wore a dark gray skirt suit and heels, a lawyer or banker, the kind of person who ran things, not the kind who would hang out with a guy like me, jeans and sneakers. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I’m one of the best immigration lawyers in this city,” he says. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He had been a carpenter, janitor, teacher, preacher, college president, lawyer, state senator, and general. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She glanced directly at the two lawyers and Judge Tanner. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Men like him, the article would suggest, weren’t supposed to lose their cool—though it was never specified whether “like him” meant lawyers or something else entirely. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She had the hours of a lawyer trying to make partner, or of a medical resident. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I hope my children take after their mother when it comes to organization. I’m sorry, probably not the sort of thing you want to hear from your prospective lawyer, heh?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel good about doing this without a lawyer,” she told Rindlisbacher. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Thus Quintilian assumes the lawyer will appeal to what we might call stereotypes: ‘It is easier to believe brigandage of a man, poisoning of a woman.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her only relative was a niece in Boston, who arranged for a local lawyer to liquidate Mrs. Garner’s property. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I thought maybe she was just in trouble, that she was lying to us. But then that lawyer called.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now I needed money, because lawyers, as nice as they are, don’t do anything for free. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Finally, one night at supper he said he was going to go see a lawyer in Welch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Listen to yourself. You sound like a lawyer.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My arrival caused quite a sensation, as many of the people had never before seen an African lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You was setting there at that table with them white folks like you was a lawyer or something. You wouldn’t even look at me when I spoke to you.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And in Wisconsin, more than eleven thousand poor people go to court without representation every year because anyone who earns more than $3,000 per year is considered able to afford a lawyer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I am my lawyer father’s son, a journalist, rational. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z At the time, Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer and a novice politician. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Approximately 80 percent of criminal defendants are indigent and thus unable to hire a lawyer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Ikenna joined them, a lawyer who had lived outside Philadelphia and whom she had met at a Blogging While Brown convention. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My greatest lack has been, I believe, that I don’t have the kind of academic education I wish I had been able to get—to have been a lawyer, perhaps. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer’s sally induced guffaws, a courtroom flare-up that Judge Tate’s dour gaze soon extinguished. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “It appeared that Bill Hale’s lawyers—just as his friends predicted—had clipped the government’s tail feathers good,” one writer observed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The lawyer put his hand on my wrist. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Ian's appointed lawyer encouraged him to plead guilty, assuring him that he would be sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ferdinand Barnett and other black lawyers and doctors hung out their shingles. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Do you understand you have a right to a lawyer?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z But as they passed in front of his house, he saw it was a woman, the lawyer who lived four doors down. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The lawyer actually turned around while driving and looked at him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z One of Ellsberg’s lawyers pulled out a fat cigar and lit up under the “No Smoking” sign on the wall. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As soon as she disappears into her room, I punch the words lawyer and Bengaluru into the phone. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z All he needed was to call Kathy, who would call a lawyer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The boy’s lawyer outlined his background in his closing statement. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Chestnut and Boynton, Walter's lawyers for the initial trial, had filed a motion before withdrawing, and Judge Key had quickly denied it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “There’s no telling what happened to the lawyer,” Jenny said when I was finished. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z From a patent lawyer’s perspective, the ideal invention is one that arises without any precursors, like Athene springing fully formed from the forehead of Zeus. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I bluffed, because if they were to detain me, Nazario was the only lawyer I knew and that might lead right to Bodega. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Hale glowered at his nephew, whom one of Hale’s lawyers denounced as a “traitor to his own blood.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And during the summations by the prosecutor and my lawyer, there was a lot said about me, maybe more about me than about my crime. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “I want you to know several things about this lawyer that perhaps you all are not aware of.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, ma in. He’s got a lawyer working on it, too. It’s all on the up and up.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Pagett is at the door with the officers, and after Mom reads the search warrant, she walks into the den and calls Dad and then our lawyer, Charles Clarke. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His lawyer is going to rely on his closing argument to win the case, and I don't think that's going to be effective unless he's very, very lucky. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always assumed that politics was a youthful diversion, that I would someday return to the Transkei and practice there as a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The saboteurs' lawyer knew their best defense was to have the case transferred to a civil court. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Stanley's lawyer pushed past the tall man to have a look. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Apa grabs the edge of the open door frame, the smell of bleach and Windex from cleaning the lawyers’ offices last night still lingering on his hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He said, “A son. Soon he’s going to be taller than me. Taller and smarter. He’ll be a great doctor. A brain surgeon. Or lawyer for the Supreme Court.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A lawyer for Hale rose and demanded to confer privately with Burkhart. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The young, photogenic Yale-, Oxford-, and Harvard-educated lawyer had learned just how confounding the problems of urban America were. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “He’d never believe me. And the lawyer would probably call your dad to double-check. It is stupid.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But a strange and catholic selection of citizens tiptoed to the chapel door and peered in and went away—lawyers and laborers and clerks and bank tellers, most of them past middle age. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They don’t know that their grandfather has been my lawyer for forty-one years. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Welch students came from families with fathers who were doctors, lawyers, judges, businessmen, and bankers, and their high school was the newest, best-equipped school in the county. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Our lawyer even called my uncle to tell him, but no one was able to reach my parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The principal difference between them and tribal shamans is that modern lawyers tell far stranger tales. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer’s head went pop! however—his infamous temper exploding. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretending that some court or lawyer or, hell, Jesus himself is going to swoop down and save me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He would call Kathy and she would hire the best lawyer she could find, and this would be over in hours. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z His lawyers didn't do much with that information, which frustrated Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “How did the meeting go with the lawyer?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And he hated being around his parents and the high-priced lawyer they had hired for him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z At the trial, Elizebeth had to face off against defense lawyer Edwin Grace, who worked for the Capone family. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He believed that a young lawyer had more political opportunities in a small-town practice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "They don't have money to hire a lawyer, so I need to do something—that's our mission. I thought maybe Viji Aunty could give me advice. Would that be all right?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He said I didn’t have to be a lawyer, I could be anything I wanted—that’s what college was for. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I even received offers of help from a number of well-known Afrikaner lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “Boy, who do you think paid your bail? Hmm? Who do you think paid your lawyer? Do you think I’m an idiot? Did you think no one would tell me?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Some were lawyers and well-known citizens, such as Samuel Adams of Boston, a graduate of Harvard and cousin of John Adams, a future President of the United States. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Bloom to you,” the lawyer said tightly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z George's white court-appointed attorney, a tax lawyer with political aspirations, called no witnesses. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “No witnesses, a crafty lawyer who said she'd chucked herself downstairs over and over, plus his wife conveniently going mental. ‘Unsound mind,' the judge in Worcester decided.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The frustration would turn to anger at the cops, the lawyers, the judge. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was then one of a handful of African lawyers in all of South Africa and was the legal partner of the venerable Dr. Pixley ka Seme, one of the founders of the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer suddenly threw an egg, underhand, straight up into the air. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My lawyer left me, saying, “The foreman of the jury is going to announce the verdict. You’ll only be brought in for the passing of sentence.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I explained how as a lawyer I was often forced to choose between compliance with the law and accommodating my conscience. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Please sit anywhere," the lawyer said without glancing from the envelopes he was sorting at the head of the long library table. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z AT THE END of our first two weeks on the island, we were informed that our lawyers, Bram Fischer and Joel Joffe, were going to be visiting the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Z had hired a lawyer, Gretchen Silver, to defend Bran if the state brought charges against him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To be honest, I didn't even know if I wanted to be a lawyer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Stanley, as your lawyer, I advise you not to open your suitcase," said Ms. Morengo. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z "I've not had much luck yet. But I'm not giving up. There must be some generous lawyers, right?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I hope no one finds this out but you, as I haven’t even told my lawyer. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Remember the bomb blast at the airport when a civil rights lawyer was traveling. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The same procedure happened for J.T., only his mother stood with him and told Master Williams that she would hire her own lawyer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z "Couldn't you hire a good lawyer and make a fight of it." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z But Grabarek handled his first crisis well, meeting with the students’ lawyer and granting their request for food and cigarettes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Later, John Palmer, the half-Sioux lawyer, sent a letter to Charles Curtis, a U.S. senator from Kansas; part-Kaw, part-Osage, Curtis was then the highest official with acknowledged Indian ancestry ever elected to office. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I mean, we have a house manager, and there’s a lawyer guy who does the money stuff.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At other times, Daniel Ellsberg hunched over a legal pad, making notes for his lawyers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They couldn’t promise anything—all the parties would have to agree, including Sasha’s family, the district attorney, and Richard’s defense lawyer, Bill Du Bois. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His story was vetted and scrutinized by former prisoners and guards from the camps, as well as by human rights lawyers, South Korean journalists, and other experts with extensive knowledge of the camps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "I suggest we go," said his lawyer with a sense of urgency in her voice. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The judges chosen were Mr. Oliver and an able lawyer: both coincided in my opinion: I carried my point. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He wanted to stay awake in case a supervisor of some sort, a lawyer, any civilian at all, happened by. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I didn’t tell them that I didn’t think any lawyer—even the biggest—would be able to get Branwell to speak. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z During Council’s trial, one of his lawyers pointed out that the driver was merely upholding North Carolina’s segregation law. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I was then arrested without a warrant, and given no opportunity to call my lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you need advice on a legal matter. You don’t need a lawyer. Just ask your Assemblyman.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She has known him since he was just a country lawyer and has shared almost half her life with him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer suggested that Leila keep him apprised of anything happening in the case, such as it was. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was in West Sacramento, California, a lawyer heading to his job at a firm that handled property-loss cases for State Farm insurance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We did all sorts of things to raise money for my lawyer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z And there's something mighty fishy about this cocky kid- lawyer calling in the middle of dinner, insisting that I hurry right over. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not a very promising situation for a young lawyer. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z An Osage lawyer had told me that the Reign of Terror was “not the end of our history,” adding, “Our families were victims of this conspiracy, but we’re not victims.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Richard’s lawyer, Bill Du Bois, thought the whole restorative justice discussion was a distraction. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The lawyer collected the papers and put them in a folder. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She paid five dollars to a lawyer to look up the wills of the various masters to whom Old Rit had belonged. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yes, but don’t start worrying about what you called him. He’s got a lawyer’s hide. He’s been called worse in his day.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z To head the Communist-seeking group, he selected a young lawyer fresh out of law school named J. Edgar Hoover. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Her eloquence would earn a standing ovation from the dazzled spectators, who would find it impossible to believe that this mere girl of fifteen was not a trained lawyer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A team of creative lawyers and four tough women—two of them teenagers—had just booted Jim Crow off the buses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “We don't have any money. We gave it all to the first lawyer,” called out one of the men. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z One of Hale’s lawyers asked him if he’d ever spoken to Hale about the murder of Roan or any other Osage Indian. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Your fault I had to take a second job picking up those lawyers’ trash like some beggar. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z They weren't allowed to see or talk to anyone other than their lawyer. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Sohrab, this is Mr. Faisal, the lawyer I told you about.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We had been kept in detention and had functioned without our lawyers for more than five months. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Drink your milk,” she said, and went to the den to call our lawyer, a man named Mr. Shine. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “My father’s lawyers went through those rules with a fine-tooth comb.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Our lawyer sipped his water and crunched an ice cube between his teeth. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Scout, you probably don’t know it, but the NAACP-paid lawyers are standing around like buzzards down here waiting for things like this to happen—” “You mean colored lawyers?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Pearl Bassette, one of several Hampton natives, was the daughter of a well-known black lawyer, her family tracing its roots back to the early days of the city. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The lawyers congratulated Charles and his brother Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We have seen that Roman lawyers regarded vestigia, which originally meant the tracks left by an animal, as a form of evidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Hey, if there’s a trial, maybe you can be my lawyer, Tab. Right before they bum me at the stake or whatever.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Because of the Emergency Regulations, consultations between the accused and our lawyers had become virtually impossible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter had tried to persuade his original lawyers to speak to this man, but they had failed to do so. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ernest’s response contrasted sharply with that of Compton, who sat for a blistering daylong deposition by the Tribune’s lawyers without wavering for a moment in his defense of Kamen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Browsing in one of the art galleries, we run into Granddad’s lawyer, a narrow, graying fellow named Richard Thatcher. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The lawyers finally convinced a judge that a septuagenarian staying at a hotel would not need to loot a store for sausages. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Unscrupulous accountants and lawyers tried to exploit full-blooded Osage’s ill-defined legal status. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "You don't need a lawyer," his mother had said. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We defined the issues in terms of developing legal doctrine and establishing legal precedent; our clients became important, but secondary, players in a formal arena that required lawyers to translate lay claims into technical speech. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Not only did these statements make Myers's recantation more credible but they had also been documented in medical records that had never been turned over to Walter's trial lawyers, as the law required. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You’re allowed one call. Would you rather phone her than a lawyer?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The old silver there was of some value, she told the lawyer, but it represented an almost insuperable difficulty for Luke: it required energy to steal it and transform it into money. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He breaks the pose and begins pacing the small room, trial lawyer style. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I cared too much what the other lawyers thought of me—what they’d think if they spotted our empty seats. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "I'm trying to find a lawyer to get her out." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The first paragraph went on to remind the lawyers that she’d been meeting with the victims’ families. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “The fact he represented himself to be an Indian would make him get along pretty well with the Indians, wouldn’t it?” another lawyer skeptically remarked. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He said once he would have ended up a lawyer, and maybe so. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Prendergast bought more postcards and sent exuberant notes to the men who soon would be his associates and clubmates—the judges, lawyers, and merchant princes of Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You’ll need a lawyer to write it out,” said Joseph gravely. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever money she had left was being eaten up by lawyers and accountants. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The lawyer chuckled as if appreciating the joke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I am supposed to be sleeping, my eyes are still open when Apa comes home from his night job cleaning the lawyers’ offices. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z My lawyer said I should be truthful with you as you can help me. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked in a cramped circle of desks with two lawyers and did clerical work, answering phones and researching legal questions for staff. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There had been a great discussion as to whether big lawyer son should be notified. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z On Tuesday, November 13, Dr. King and other leaders sat in a court-room, dejectedly listening to the city’s lawyers tell a clearly sympathetic judge that the boycott was illegal and should be outlawed. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z An impeccably groomed and proper San Francisco lawyer with extensive connections on Wall Street and in Washington, Gaither was a habitue of the worlds of finance and of technology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But they’d learned the hard way that funerals were expensive, that hiring lawyers was even worse, that when you lost a loved one, it sucked your finances dry. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “She’s a lawyer. And she says that she’s so lucky to have her career back that she has to work extra hard.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Remember the lawyers who wanted you to sue everyone?” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lawyers will get you out next week.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My mami says you have to pay for lawyers and stuff to fight it, but we don’t have money for that. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I want to talk to a lawyer and see what he thinks!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Mr. Bomboloni? This conversation is over. If you wish to pursue this matter further, I suggest you hire a lawyer.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Funny, like the judge and the lawyers are going to play outside. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “You know what those boys’ lawyers are saying.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to appeal no matter how unlikely the prospects, but his lawyer filed no brief. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z If we were serious about bringing in minority lawyers, I asserted, we’d have to look more holistically at candidates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was told they were community ministers and lawyers, coming along to protect us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry Waters Taft, a well- known antitrust lawyer and brother to President William Howard Taft, frequented the Greenbrier, and one day in the store, Katherine taught him Roman numerals. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z One thing I didn’t want was to get on the witness stand right here in his office and have him fire lawyer questions at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We asked Granddad’s lawyers to secure Mummy’s assets. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They were six lawyers in frock coats and top hats who endured the violent November sun with stiff stoicism. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Call, did you hear about the lawyer, the dentist, and the p-sychiatrist who died and went to heaven?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "And they better come out of this alive," Stanley's lawyer warned. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The lawyer says the easiest way is for Mom and Dad to work it out between them, amicably. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In many places, prosecutors started introducing themselves as the lawyer representing a particular victim, rather than as a representative of the civic authorities. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The six young men, four of whom were budding lawyers, saw themselves as merely a circle of like-minded friends. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But all the pages and pages of documentation they had gathered from the lawyers and geologists and archeologists didn’t help them in the end. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I brought along some cash for bail, lawyers, bribes, whatever. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I’d tried, even as a junior lawyer, to pay it forward, encouraging curiosity when I saw it, drawing younger people into important conversations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After some rummaging, Mrs. Wright found the lawyer’s card and Mrs. Richardson copied down the address. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You could get a lawyer,” Pearl suggested, and Bebe gave her a gentle pitying glance. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to lie, but the lawyer wouldn’t let me think, so I used silence as a retreat. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been playing bridge twice a week for eleven years,” Eleanor said, “with my mother and her lawyer and his wife—I’m sure you must play as well as that.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z My lawyer asked me to give him a name of somebody who would come to speak for me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My lawyer arrived, in his gown, surrounded by lots of colleagues. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z My lawyer raised his arms and pleaded guilty, but with an explanation. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z For a decade after graduating from college he probed his soul for signs of a divine calling while earning his keep as a country schoolteacher and then apprentice lawyer. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When the lawyer deserted the East Coast after that divorce he was a stunned human being, a twenty-nine-year-old man on the block and ready to give up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, for one thing, and maybe we can discount this as no threat, there’s a lawyer,” Bookman said, leaning back again, taking his time now. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve offered to put up his bail, but apparently he’d rather sit alone in a cramped, roach-infested cell than be home with his family. Maybe the lawyer can talk some sense into him.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “It takes a lawyer to see my own son,” said Mr. Brook. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I sent my young lawyers to meet with him regularly after we got involved, and Mr. Dill called me frequently. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But my parents’ lawyers have locked up all the money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z However, by the time Mrs. Richardson’s grandfather—by then a successful lawyer—was preparing to bring his bride home, downtown had grown noisy and congested. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Why didn’t the kid’s lawyer bring it up, if it’s so important? 5TH JUROR: Well, maybe he just didn’t think of it. 10TH JUROR: What d’ya mean, he didn’t think of it? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the reason I had become a lawyer in the first place, and my work often made me feel I had made the right decision. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What if she’d been able to afford to pay a lawyer to defend Richard when he was fourteen instead of letting him be represented by the public defender? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Do you promise not to be a lawyer and tell it to me straight?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I would arrive in court, and there would always be a stack of cases, and clients with lawyers gathered in an overcrowded courtroom, all waiting to be heard at the time of our hearings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I know she went to see a lawyer, but the directory is not very specific. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I had met Justice Stevens at a small conference when I was a young lawyer, and he had been extremely kind to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Asked and answered, Your Honor,” says the defending lawyer. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z When the prosecutor was finished, the defense lawyer whispered to Jordan, started to get up, then sat back down. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, maybe not. Maybe I talk to lawyer instead.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “But there’s nothing. The letters my parents sent through the lawyer got returned; they don’t have a working number. She’s a ghost.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In California, the lawyers in the O. J. Simpson trial were becoming huge celebrities. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Raleigh’s father was a well-known and powerful lawyer in New Orleans, and Raleigh, though in the family business, had chosen to break away, at least in his appearance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Colonel Regan is the officer in charge. He could send you back to Rhode Island, maybe, help you find that lawyer and his papers.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the capacity of Bigger Thomas’ lawyer, I’d like to state that he does not wish to testify here.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Then I advise you to get a good immigration lawyer. Omar Faisal works here in Islamabad. You can tell him I sent you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Someday I’ll find that lawyer and Miss Mary’s will and that’ll free us. Until then, we need to eat, work, and stay together. So yes, I guess I’m loyal to Lockton.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s going to be a lawyer, like Robert and Tracie, his parents. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z David’s parents have hired a big, nasty, expensive lawyer. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z When her parents’ lawyer told them they’d taken things as far as they could legally? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “There’s only one explanation. It came out of a pocket, it came out of the pocket of that jacket,” Wes’s lawyer proclaimed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Unless you are a lawyer, it will probably strike you as odd that Count Olaf’s plan was defeated by Violet signing with her left hand instead of her right. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z There are lawyers and paralegals and secretaries and clerks, and everyone seems to know one another, and they definitely all know Mom. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “My school, for our kids. Be a teacher since you hate lawyers.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Darnell said he told Walter's former lawyers what he told me and they had raised it in the motion for a new trial, but no one took it seriously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Fischer, the Cold War hero, traveled to New Jersey and became the temporary houseguest of his lawyer Paul Marshall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Eberhardt explained that he had borrowed the file, xeroxed every page, and then taken the material to some lawyers who were experts on environmental matters. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The crooked guardians and administrators of Osage estates were typically among the most prominent white citizens: businessmen and ranchers and lawyers and politicians. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But after all, Mr. Monroe is a college professor and Mrs. Monroe is a lawyer, so we think of it as a rather special household. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The jailers clearly didn't receive a lot of out-of-town lawyers for legal visits. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But he had seen movies where lawyers walked the cellblocks, where visitors passed through. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The answer to this question is to be found in a notebook belonging to an English lawyer, musician and literary figure, Roger North. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m good at sizing up people, and I knew for a fact he would make himself into a lawyer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They went to law school, and no less than nine of their grandchildren ended up as doctors and lawyers as well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The lawyers made their arguments, the jury retired, and less than three hours later they filed back into the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I didn’t say anything. My lawyer did all the talking. Basically, she did whatever we said.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a twenty-eight-year-old lawyer who had worked on police misconduct cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "There are so many lawyers in this city, Patti. I'm sure someone will help." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Their leader is a young lawyer, like you were once, Gustavo, idealistic and self-assured. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On the opening day of the trial, they displayed their combativeness with a risky legal maneuver that a number of us had decided on in consultation with the lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked me in the eye and said more lawyers were coming to help. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I got my lawyer to apply for a trademark a few weeks back, because that’s just the way I am. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Lackses didn’t talk to a lawyer—they didn’t even know anyone had done research on their DNA, let alone published it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He found his way to the High Street, where the lawyer’s office was, and wondered about going to see him, despite what he’d said earlier. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes’s lawyer pleaded that the biggest mistake his client made was going to Philadelphia with his brother. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We’d read online that you didn’t really need a lawyer for the first appointment. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She also asked the Florida Department of Children and Families’ lawyers to begin termination proceedings for Dusty Grover’s rights to Luke and my mother’s rights to me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It got so bad, she said, the lawyer kicked them out of his office. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His lawyers did no investigation of Mr. Jenkins's history prior to trial, and he was quickly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With the fervor of lawyers, the inmates tried to convince St. George that mess-hall workers were paid so little they deserved any extras they could find. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyers ask me questions, and I answer them faithfiilly “So this is the man who held up the bank?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They would have seen families just like their own: sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, craftsmen, and tailors, individuals from all walks of life. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Of course Ida had promptly approved of the adoption and Esther Hartlieb’s lawyer had sorted out the rest. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z After checking with a lawyer, they agreed to build the code. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But we couldn’t be lawyers or engineers, fashion designers or artists—or anything else we dreamed of. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I had another job too, which paid me the best pay I ever had before I became a lawyer, which was working in construction. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “They better. I would sue. You know, Craig”—Aaron looked at me steadily, his eyes red but so alive and bright—“I’m going to be a lawyer.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Tillie confided to her lawyer that she wanted to prevent Morrison from inheriting her estate and to rescind his guardianship of her children. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was a show that was created even before I was born, about a really old, really expensive lawyer named Matlock who solved criminal cases for a ton of money. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Apa with his yellow callused palms from gardening all day and then cleaning up the lawyers’ offices at night. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Tochi had lost her job at a bank after the last bank crisis, but she had married a wealthy lawyer and had a baby. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The mathematicians began to handle evidence in the way that lawyers and theologians had been handling it for many centuries. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z While writing this book, I conducted more than a thousand hours of interviews with family and friends of Henrietta Lacks, as well as with lawyers, ethicists, scientists, and journalists who’ve written about the Lacks family. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Because I hadn't hired any lawyers yet, I didn't have co-counsel to sit with me and help manage documents or help with the defendant during the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Many of the men had been doctors, lawyers, teachers, Civil Service workers; there were several cooks, a preacher, a politician, and an artist. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She questioned herself, and then called her lawyer, before telling Joanie and Bobby what had happened. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s on his way to becoming a lawyer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z A funeral director who had been recommended by the lawyer. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Despite everything that was on my mind, I felt like intervening every now and then, but my lawyer kept telling me, “Just keep quiet—it won’t do your case any good.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I had never even met a lawyer before starting law school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Briefly he outlined to the lawyer the situation insofar as he understood it, and asked Hirsshorn what his initial and instinctive gut reaction was. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was probably the rare lawyer who got a pay raise when he was appointed to the bench. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Hale was aided by his own array of lawyers—some of the “ablest legal talent of Oklahoma,” as one newspaper put it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The lawyer was referring to the reward of one thousand dollars that had been offered by the Hutchinson News, for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of the Clutter murderers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I’ll let ’em use a ‘lawyer,’ ” Smith explained to me as we walked over there, “but if the lawyer doesn’t change my mind either, sometimes I’ll lock them both up.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I know he didn’t understand because I could barely understand. When we’re in court, I don’t know nothing until the lawyer tells me.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In the off-season he worked as a lawyer, studied languages, and traveled the world. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Russell said, “We have to convince the lawyers of the path of righteousness.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the while, I kept an eye on job listings in the newspaper and did my best to network with more people who weren’t lawyers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You don’t speak well enough. You’re pretty bright, so maybe you could be a law clerk and help other lawyers.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Being a successful lawyer is about a lot more than IQ. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “As a lawyer, would you say this is any good?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Board of Education has created a widespread perception that civil rights lawyers are the most important players in racial justice advocacy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z One close friend, the young lawyer Clifford R. Hope, Jr., had spoken plainly: “Do you know what’s happening to you, Al? Do you realize you never talk about anything else?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know who the lawyer was, or why they’d been frozen in time or allowed to go free. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Perched on a corner of table eight, the young lawyer tried to start a conversation with Angela, ignoring Sydelle Pulaski, who twice asked, "Surely you must have the answer, Mr. Plum?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “A woman dies of some illness and you talk of yellow fever?” the lawyer asked. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And emailing Dad’s lawyer was a stupid idea. I am an idiot. The world’s biggest idiot. And now Freebie might...” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z "I'm afraid not, Your Honor," the lawyer said. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “What? Of course it’s important. And you had other children—why were we the only ones who were sent away? And who was the lawyer who got us out?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her greatgrandmother ran a grocery store, and so they were able to put aside some money and marry one of their daughters to the first Indian lawyer in the colony. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He could have been a “gambler or lawyer or maybe a gangster from Chicago.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in a better cell until last month, with books and a mattress all to himself, because our lawyers knew the right people to bribe. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s 1930, because that would give the lawyer the benefit of a blessedly small generation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It had never occurred to me that we’d need to hire a lawyer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “The United States. I campaigned for her. She was a lawyer in Washington, and I thought she had a lot of sense.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In some states, such as Ohio, as many as 90 percent of children charged with criminal wrongdoing are not represented by a lawyer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Because he had not previously had a lawyer who would see him or speak to him, Mr. Dill saw our intervention as something of a miracle. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then, he looked me over one more time, and said that there was a white lawyer with whom he worked named Lazar Sidelsky, who he believed to be a decent and progressive fellow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I begged him. I begged him to be a lawyer.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Artists have infested it; in fact the first wave of artists has almost come and gone, and brass lettering and heating pipes painted fire-engine red and firms of lawyers are taking .over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When the judge saw me sitting at the defense table, he said to me harshly, "Hey, you shouldn't be in here without counsel. Go back outside and wait in the hallway until your lawyer arrives." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "There'd be no lawyer if you hadn't come here to find your father's family," she reminds me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “The company will prepare your contract and send it to your lawyer for approval. Then we—they will fly you here to Columbus to sign the paperwork and close the deal.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t recommend that. As a lawyer or otherwise.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When Shoji goes home from the hospital with Dad, Mom spends the morning googling lawyers. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At 5:30 p.m., with Fischer’s clock still running, Chester Fox’s lawyer in Reykjavik agreed to the suggestion that the cameras be removed just for the one game, pending further discussion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The heirs listened to the lawyer read the next document, but their eyes stayed fixed on table eight's answer: Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the true success stories, the stars — the lawyers and physicians and engineers and academics. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Bigger, I’m your lawyer. I want to talk to you honestly. What you say is in strictest confidence. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Stick took me back to the Panther apartment to meet with Bucky's lawyers. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Even better, pay a lawyer to read it carefully. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z By and large the Milagro lawyer’s articles had been fairly innocuous—generalized summaries of welfare problems, advice on how to pay less income tax, on how to apply for and receive food stamps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got yourself arrested for her. Mr. Castro insists that you let him hire a lawyer for you.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Although my practice had dissolved, my reputation as a lawyer was undimmed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pacheco grinned weirdly, shrugging again; suddenly the lawyer felt weak and dizzy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She rose and turned to the confused lawyer. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But the gentleman, a vacationing Hamburg lawyer, “already had a friend”—a young native Acapulcan who called himself the Cowboy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But then Joe got to thinking what a person might do with this much boom if his lawyer never had a chance to make him turn it in. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "What is table five's answer, please?" the lawyer pressed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Both were still firm supporters of the organization who had given up teaching and decided to become lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no firm in the world that has made more money, lawyer for lawyer, over the past two decades. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “You appreciate the fact, Mr. Mandela,” he said, “that Mr. Nokwe, as an advocate, is the only lawyer who is permitted to address the court.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your uncle Bill says he’s going to get me a lawyer. He wants me to sue the boy’s family. It’s true we need the money to pay Dr. Friendlich, but I don’t know...” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He said it in a very cold way, as if he were saying Have you talked to my lawyer? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z An old married couple in their nineties contact a divorce lawyer, who pleads with them to stay together. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And like always, I’m right back at her all, “You found another lawyer to deal with me?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I read over the complaint and realized that I had done everything but say, “fm a lawyer.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You most certainly will not just sit here. Carlton is going to be a lawyer and you...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Court was adjourned and my lawyer sat back down. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z "Grandma Knife," I say, "when I grow up, I'm going to become a lawyer and help you get out too, okay?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Bear indicated a doctor, a lawyer, and an apothecary. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A precinct captain, an alderman, a lawyer, or a United States representative, probably. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Superstar lawyers and math whizzes and software entrepreneurs appear at first blush to lie outside ordinary experience. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Seems to be. I guess his lawyer is going to call me tomorrow.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The law became what the lawyers and lobbyists said it was, with little or no input from the people whose fate hung in the balance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He went out to a lawyer one day and came back with some papers and laid them on the table and told me, “Tell your mother to sign these. ” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer for Kelly's husband called Walter to the stand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After creating an electronic signature, she found the name of Immie’s family lawyer. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was time for the roundtable meeting with all the lawyers in the office of the Cache County Attorney’s Office. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine what the nurses thought a lawyer and a veterinarian would have in common, but they wheeled him on over to sit opposite me that first night, and here he’s been ever since. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But support for the May-Johnson Bill evaporated once scientists got around to reading the text, which, unlike Truman’s message, had been drafted by War Department lawyers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It had frequently been criticized by defense lawyers for almost never finding serious mental disabilities that would prevent defendants from going to trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “My mom’s a lawyer and my dad’s dead. Do you want to know how he died?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Doctors, factory workers, lawyers, teachers, students, ministers, defied and went to jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not allowed to communicate with family, friends, or her lawyer. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Let’s hire that lawyer and let’s apply pressure. But let’s not say anything negative about the team’s plan to raise money. They’re just trying to help.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z "Fight for yourself. Don't trust your lawyer. They can't put you on death row without being convicted." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He and the general pored over the letter, but they did not choose to show it to any Army lawyers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We showed movies to try to raise money for his lawyers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “My lawyer is up there too. He’s a good guy. A real pit bull. He’ll make sure that no one messes with you, OK? ” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Grandfather sat with two government officials, a lawyer, and Mr. Carris, who owned an export business. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To ask the nature of a lawyer’s defense before the trial? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I want to see a lawyer," Turtle replied. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to have to become a lawyer. Safa will need a team of them with the trouble she gets into.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “They’re like twenty-eight. They live in Chicago. They are both married to very fancy lawyer dudes. Or banker dudes. I can’t remember. You have siblings?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I had answered “lawyer” for a while and, when I liked my science teacher, Mr. Marcus, I had answered “scientist.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Some of the doctors and lawyers who opened offices in Old Town don’t live there, but Margaret does. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked earnest questions about what kind of work might be available to a lawyer who didn’t, in fact, want to practice law. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When J.T. sat down, his lawyer touched him on the shoulder. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z When he heard that, he immediately started making calls and talking to lawyers and doing whatever he had to do to arrange for the four of us to move in with him and my grandma. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Lincoln was a clever, gangly, pugnacious, provincial lawyer. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The discussions give me an excuse to talk to him, fatherly conversations I cannot have with my own father, who would like me to be a lawyer. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So many lawyers were involved that they all couldn’t fit in the courtroom, and Ogden finally ruled that two were to be chosen to represent all the rest. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z A lawyer and a former private detective with the Burns agency, Davis had a groomed sleekness. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The Innocence Project lawyers were working with him on that. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z In my era at Truman, many graduates did go on to achieve high levels of success—they became doctors, lawyers, college professors, engineers, business owners, high-ranking military officers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “We did send a letter to her through the lawyer,” Grace’s mother said, passing her a thin envelope. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was a lawyer, a teacher, and also an organizer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If she was incarcerated, her lawyer could file a writ of habeas corpus, which gives prisoners the right to challenge their imprisonment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You really think we gon’ let them talk to our daughter and twist her words around because she doesn’t have a lawyer?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z By the time the lawyer reached the steps, however, he was trembling almost uncontrollably, although nothing else had happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a hard-faced, pretty litigation lawyer who smoked constantly and wore her blond hair in a China chop. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Armstrong’s lawyers found it puzzling that no whites had been charged with crack offenses, given that most crack users are white. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “My dad loves them. Sometimes he walks around with his shirt off, singing, acting like he’s Roger Daltrey, but he’s so my dad, and he looks like a scrawny lawyer from Boston,” I said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And if I hadn’t had my meltdown, I wouldn’t now have the name of a lawyer known as “the fixer” clutched in my hand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Working as a lawyer in South Africa meant operating under a debased system of justice, a code of law that did not enshrine equality but its opposite. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “They asked me to confirm people’s professions. They asked me to list the teachers, lawyers, and military who lived nearby.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Two excellent schools where you can study to become a lawyer.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Then I spotted a smart leather envelope that would be exactly the thing for a young lawyer to carry. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He held a curious view of the law when it came to women and Africans: neither group, he said, was meant to be lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Schooled in a convent and raised on a modest horse ranch just outside of Salinas, where her father was a lawyer, she had once been named Lettuce Queen at the annual Salinas Lettuce Festival. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All I really knew for certain was that a lawyer didn’t wash dishes, as I was doing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Many lawyers and judges were on the take. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z James Goodale, the New York Times lawyer, carried a portable radio down to the lake near his family’s Connecticut home. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I was trying to unsay my foolish remark about lawyers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The judge called both lawyers forward to the railing and they talked for over an hour. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A volunteer lawyer had challenged the intent questions in a desperate appeal but was unsuccessful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “The White House, by initiating this meeting, has irretrievably compromised the court,” declared Ellsberg’s lawyer in a motion to dismiss the charges. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “The lawyer says he thinks he can figure it out. He thinks I’ll get to stay,” I say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A British lawyer pointed out that it was “ridiculous to call it a World Convention and then exclude half the world.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But Johnny’s lawyer did say that Johnny knows just what we’ve done. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had spoken to a lawyer, and he was on the case. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She looked at me with incredulity, and then said in English, “What kind of lawyer and leader will you be who cannot speak the language of your own people?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But as Joe’s lawyer,” he said, “1 wanted to get word to him.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Listening to lawyers from both sides question potential jurors, it became obvious to Ellsberg that none of these people knew much about the documents he’d risked everything to expose. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He also had the means to hire a lawyer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then Bloom kept holding onto the pony until Joe said impatiently, “Let go,” whereupon the lawyer released the horse and all hell broke loose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The young lawyer was on civil, if not close, terms with Durham’s older black leaders, but he labored under no illusions about their willingness to take bold action. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Like Garfield, he taught in a country school before studying to become a lawyer. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I recognized another man whose picture I’d seen in the newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument that resulted in the Supreme Court’s 1954 school integration ruling. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very well, Agravaine: you are a keen lawyer, and you are determined to have the law. I suppose it is no good reminding you that there is such a thing as mercy?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Union lawyers argued to free Fannie and the men, but they lost the case. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z My lawyer shrugged his shoulders and wiped the sweat from his brow. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Or I might copy a trick I had seen lawyers use, both in life and on television. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have asked for another lawyer, I think. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And my lawyer, rolling up one of his sleeves, said with finality, “Here we have a perfect reflection of this entire trial: everything is true and nothing is true!” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Cole recognized most of the faces as those from the old Circle, including his lawyer, Nathaniel Blackwood. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The three lawyers took a cab to the courthouse downtown. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When did I give her up? parents and his important lawyer friends think of this backward old Chinese woman? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wrote to Charles and said you were living in another town, nothing more. He was dead when the letter got there. The letter went to the lawyers. It tells about it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was a fine soul, and he’s—well, he’s a retired lawyer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z David must have mentioned the hairy-eyeball treatment to his lawyer that afternoon because the next day there is a videocamera set up in the back of class. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Here the lawyer interrupted me and he seemed very upset. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Her first fear was that lawyer son had not believed Mr. Randolph’s excuses for not coming to Virginia for Thanksgiving and had come to get him. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Cofield called himself doctor and lawyer, and seemed capable of getting and understanding more information from Hopkins than the family ever could. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The only people who work on televison now are cops, doctors, and lawyers, and they’re so busy they seldom get to go home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Oh, by the way, in case I hadn’t mentioned it before: Dad’s a lawyer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Councilman Grandy indignantly denied that the money was a bribe from the pancake people; then he rushed out and hired the most expensive defense lawyer in Fort Myers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The state, or the prison, or someone, had already assigned him a lawyer; he would be brought to trial next week. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The defense lawyer asked only a few questions. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the defense lawyer asked him, "Do you know where Herbert Haupt is now?" Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The lawyer stood, documents in hand, and cleared his throat several times. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She was on her way to becoming a lawyer when she met a guy and got married and dropped out of school. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I now have a lawyer who is helping put together a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all the children who suffered in that home. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In point of fact, Linda aspired to certain illusions of security offered by those establishment traditions and values which had created an insupportable tension between the lawyer and his first wife. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As a former lawyer, he had made a smart legal deal when taking the job with The Mercury Theatre on the Air in 1938. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The lawyer reaffirmed my question with a nod. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I sure hope Mama and her lawyer win in court today. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In all those articles, the same lawyer was quoted—Simon Morris. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A wide assortment of children's rights advocates, lawyers, and mental health experts were watching closely when we asked the Court to declare life-without-parole sentences imposed on children unconstitutional. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When Bud Lawrence saw the article about the new word, he had his lawyer file a preliminary trademark claim on the word frindle. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Our lawyer brought me off the stand and to my mother’s arms. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z What was unspoken but obvious was that he was a brother, and in our office, which employed more than four hundred lawyers, only about five full-time attorneys were African American. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could’ve married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When Bobby gets caught shoplifting, you call your lawyer. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had risen from lawyer to US congressman to secretary of war to his appointment in March 1919 as US attorney general. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But when she speaks to me, it’s in a super-serious tone, like she’s a lawyer on one of the crime dramas Mama watches. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z There was a picture of Marcus standing next to his lawyer, Anthony Miller. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He always arrived around nine or ten at night carrying his flat tan leather briefcase which along with his scholarly look gave him a resemblance to a hard-working lawyer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And I believed it, I believed him, even though we had not heard from the lawyers and were not sure. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “As a kid,” says Trey, “Mom imagined the token was her dreams. Graduating high school, then college. Becoming a lawyer.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Like many civil rights lawyers, I was inspired to attend law school by the civil rights victories of the 1950s and 1960s. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She would be missed; questions would be asked; she knew lawyers who could get her out of any cell in a matter of hours. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The defense lawyer asked which country he was referring to. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Two lawyers who have never met can nevertheless combine efforts to defend a complete stranger because they both believe in the existence of laws, justice, human rights—and the money paid out in fees. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The aunt then asked me if she could have her son write to me because he was in prison and needed a lawyer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When I was little, I assumed that meant we were supposed to become lawyers, like Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z One of Hale’s lawyers now asked Ernest if he’d pleaded guilty to murdering his wife’s sister by blowing up her house while she was inside. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z DC’s black community was the largest and wealthiest in the nation and included businessmen, lawyers, teachers, and ministers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I overhear the sound bite about the Petrakises’ lawyer while I wait for another lecture from my guidance counselor about not living up to my potential. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Seeing black people graduate from Harvard and Yale and become CEOs or corporate lawyers—not to mention president of the United States—causes us all to marvel at what a long way we have come. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The summer before my freshman year, a group of lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Besides all the people working on tour, there were record company executives, friends of record company executives, children of lawyers, brothers-in-law of security personnel. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The letter told Mr. Larson that this would be a public hearing and he might want to have his own lawyer present at the meeting. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “I tell you don’t worry about me. That is Marjorie’s job. Now, where is she? Is she sending money? She needs to send me a good lawyer and money. Is she coming to see me?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I'd finally been able to hire some additional lawyers for the organization, which gave me more time to investigate Walter's case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She was so nonfunctional and listless that her appointed lawyer thought she was incompetent to stand trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’m not sure I should tell him about the custody and the lawyers and the fight Mom is making about it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Their first response was, “Mandela, why don’t you retain a lawyer to defend you? He will be able to handle the case properly. Why put yourself out?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My dream of being a lawyer was gone. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “I told the lawyer that Phil and I didn’t want you to dredge it all up again only to be called a liar.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The widow of a big Boston lawyer, she collected funds for various ventures, the publication and dissemination of colored literature a particular concern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Our lawyer tells us that we have the right to make our educational choices known to the principal and that you are not allowed to tell anyone we have written you this letter. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He had me sit down and very politely informed me that, “due to unforeseen circumstances,” my lawyer had been unable to come. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn was the lawyer, and if Colonel Korn assured him that fraud, extortion, currency manipulation, embezzlement, income tax evasion and black-market speculations were legal, Colonel Cathcart was in no position to disagree with him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “But, Margaret, I’m not trying to be a good lawyer. I’m trying to be a good friend.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall, friendly man, a lawyer and the Brotherhood's chief theoretician, he had proved to be a hard taskmaster. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He got a good lawyer, who continued to lean on the court about the fact that he had children at home who needed him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His mom is hoping some lawyers can do something. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z As a lawyer who had litigated numerous class-action employment-discrimination cases, I understood well the many ways in which racial stereotyping can permeate subjective decision-making processes at all levels of an organization, with devastating consequences. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Ma and I marched to 50th and Sixth Avenue, where we had arranged to meet the Legal Aid lawyer. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But once his lawyers at the Innocence Project finally got him a new trial, they made a strong case to prove his innocence. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I want to tell her about the lawyer who helped write my mother's story, filling page after page with the hard truth behind the things she did. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The DA initially threatened an attempted murder charge for what went down in the SUV with Kerns and me, but Dave’s lawyers were too good to let that stick. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When he asked Deborah why he’d never met her mother, she laid the Rolling Stone article on the bed for him to read, and he said she should get a lawyer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The McCulloughs themselves, after much discussion with their lawyers, granted an exclusive interview to Channel 3. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Forget the lawyers, okay? I’ll put in a good word with the judge if you’ll just help me clear up some other cases. Are you the one who painted the windows of my patrol car?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I say I’m staying, and my lawyer will too, once we serve you the papers,” I said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe by night he did, maybe before that if they managed to find him, get word to him, because she went to the lawyer. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth was I had no idea if a lawyer could help us or if Asif would agree in the first place. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Other players pressed the lawyer for more information. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “But—all the lawyers are in court,” she told me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “My lawyer tells me that the exterminator is required by law to either post a guard or to arrange for guards to patrol around the houses that are tented.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still dressed in a dark suit and he still talked like a lawyer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Gates’s father was a wealthy lawyer in Seattle, and his mother was the daughter of a well-to-do banker. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Because of cases like these, a growing number of activists—ethicists, lawyers, doctors, and patients —are arguing cases and pushing for new regulations that would grant people the right to control their tissues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Many judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers do a poor job of recognizing the special needs of the mentally disabled, which leads to wrongful convictions, lengthier prison terms, and high rates of recidivism. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It was a routinized way of trying to learn the cases. Not Joe. He wouldn’t have any of that. But he had that quality which we always vaguely subsumed under ‘thinking like a lawyer.’ Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “This is Michael O’Connor. He’s a lawyer in my office working with me on this case. Michael is just helping me investigate this case.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Eifler set the lawyer down, turned, and walked to his meeting. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But in centuries past, pulpit preachers, rabble-rousers at political rallies, parliamentarians, and lawyers would be expected to thunder on—sometimes literally for hours—without a shred of a note. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He had already made his mark as a successful lawyer and as an investment banker. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Would they believe someone who was just like me but happened not to be a lawyer? Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “If you cannot afford a lawyer, the court will provide one,” Master Williams said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I mean, if I was on trial for my life I’d want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds, or at least to try. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Listen, the kid had a lawyer, didn’t he? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie well knew he wasn’t supposed to use the phone, and that it must be important if he was being asked to take a call, and, no less, from his lawyer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I swear, my mother was getting her TV lawyer on. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Nathaniel Blackwood stopped by unexpectedly one day to announce he would no longer be Cole’s lawyer. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Cicero was the great eminence of the Roman age—a lawyer, a politician, and so not only Rome’s greatest theorist of rhetoric but its greatest practitioner. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z These were grave assertions, reflecting upon the integrity of two respected lawyers and a distinguished district judge, but if even partially true, then the constitutional rights of the defendants had been abused. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Raymond wanted to defend himself and my lawyer objected, but they were instructed that they must let the prosecutor finish. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Nowadays, when a point of justice is obscure and difficult, each side hires lawyers to argue it out. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You come to a place like this and you expect a bunch of lawyers. But she was a whole different story.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The lawyer will record your response in case of a dispute. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought Fred Gray was a very good lawyer,” she remembers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z As they waited for Richard’s lawyer to give them an update, they talked about what they were cooking for Thanksgiving, just two days away. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The ANC men brought in an outside lawyer to handle the case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s a good person, I thought to myself, watching him pass the ball to another lawyer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “He said it’s okay to call the lawyer,” I added. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z After asking the jury and my lawyer if they had any questions, the judge called the caretaker. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Bloom’s lawyers had countered by threatening to take Miranda and have Sherri declared insane, or at least incapable of being a parent. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to be a lawyer once, maybe.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyers, who were still bickering over the money, cashed the check to pay themselves instead of using it as evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z George's lawyers bickered with one another, presented no defense, and called no witnesses. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But my career as a lawyer and activist removed the scales from my eyes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad said, “I asked her if I could record our conversation. We want to talk to a lawyer about what she said.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He ruled out law, because he didn’t like lawyers, and he ruled out medicine, because he couldn’t take the sight of blood. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Most guys in here would do a backflip if their lawyer even hinted at those words. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Most immigrant families successful enough to afford better—the doctors, lawyers, and businessmen—packed up and resettled in middle-class communities, usually with other families from the homeland. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I reminded him that the lawyers were not released by any one individual; their withdrawal had been approved by all, including himself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a circular process: one generation of lawyers hiring new lawyers whose life experience mirrored their own, leaving little room for diversity of any sort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Madiba,” he said, using my clan name as a sign of respect, “I want you to tell us why you drove away our lawyers.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So let’s interview another lawyer. And if they tell you the same thing, well, half of something is better than half of what we’ve got right now.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “You doctors are all alike, scaring us to earn more business. My family will stay right where they are, thank you,” the lawyer replied. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had never encountered Volpe, I suspect I would be a lawyer like my father—no tragedy, but not what I think I was meant to be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Black said he probably could've been a scientist or a doctor or a lawyer if his teachers had got that he was different. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In all likelihood he was the only waterman on the Chesapeake Bay whose boat was named for a woman lawyer out of Shakespeare. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be too risky; the lawyer might have heard by then that he was wanted by the police. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I found the answer to my problem in a lawyers’ office. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “You should’ve waited until you talked to either me or your father or a lawyer.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A lawyer is saying something to him but he’s not listening, just looking at the woman and girl. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Even the most gifted of lawyers, equipped with the best of family lessons, cannot escape the limitations of their generation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Her lawyer asked the judge to set bail. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The mournful lawyers showed in court that that man had nothing to do with the company and in order that no one doubt their arguments they had him jailed as an impostor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He saw the man’s reflection look around, settle the knot of his tie, and go into the lawyer’s office. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Zeitouns’ lawyer contacted the New Orleans Police Department and found that Lima was no longer employed there. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z "My kid," Hambro said, "filibustering against going to bed. A real sea lawyer, that kid." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know if I could ever be a good lawyer. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked to his dad, and the lawyer got his retainer the next day. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As the paper’s in-house lawyer, it would be his job to advise the editors about the possible legal fallout from publishing classified documents. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "My father wanted to. He went to Dubai to make money so he could hire us a lawyer." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I know that. Listen, Bigger, don’t be afraid of me. And don’t be afraid of Jan. We’re not angry with you. I want to represent you in court. Have you spoken to any other lawyer?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His father was an engineer with claims to numerous patents, and he refused to let Dave be interviewed without lawyers present. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “She knows the lawyer is absent and her cause cannot be proved. The sooner I’m rid of her, the better.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Deborah had never heard about needing to copyright anything, but the family had always thought they should talk to a lawyer about the cells, and Cofield sounded like one they could afford. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z All four of the lawyers sported new suits; the new shoes of the big-footed county attorney creaked and squealed with every step. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s also possible for a lawyer to be just plain stupid, isn’t it? 6TH JUROR: YOU sound like you’ve met my brother-in-law. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell the team in Bakersfield to arrest Mr. Shaffer. Have the field team in Ohio pay a visit to the brother. And let all the lawyers know about our new evidence. Mr. McQuade?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z On the second day, the group discussed the question of “why the profession of teacher is not as much respected as that of lawyer, doctor, or minister.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Felix had been so mad about the money and the lawyers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The hearing reached absurd, numbing proportions as lawyers tried to ascertain Edwards’s algebra grade in a court of law. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In their thirties, men and women, black and white, these lawyers were comfortable with one another in a way that reflected a shared mission, shared hope, and shared stress about the challenges they faced. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They were followed by thousands of women marching in groups representing college students, doctors, nurses, lawyers, business leaders, artists, educators, librarians, actresses, and musicians. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Anyway, I was supposed to meet with the lawyer again, so I was surprised when Sister showed up a few minutes before and asked if she could talk to me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then there were teachers, two lawyers, a mortician—but on the few occasions when eligible bachelors were among them, Corinthians was not their choice. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He acknowledged that there was no way we could predict how exactly we’d manage things, given that neither of us wanted to be locked into the comfortable predictability of a lawyer’s life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I will write a note for you to take to the lawyer’s office before you go home, and another for Anne, telling her that Elihu will be soon set free.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to be a lawyer,” I said. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He was himself a lawyer, a graduate of Howard University and Howard Law School, and a top executive with the North Carolina Mutual, a company which his family had proudly served since 1906. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Why did they trust incompetent lawyers who steered us in the wrong direction, just because those lawyers were Iranian? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z This was the lowest court she had ever presided at: a thirteen-year-old lawyer, a court stenographer who records in Polish, and the judge in African robes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A picture emerged of an unstable deadbeat, swindler, and failed lawyer and lecturer. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, his lawyer at trial pulls off a remarkable coup de theatre. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z My mom is a lawyer with the Department of Justice. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She herself keeps calling the precinct house, the lawyers, the hospital, she will say anything to get information on the chances for the girl, what we should expect. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hospital bills arrived daily; the uninsured roofer had sent a lawyer after them, as had Grover, who stood ready to foreclose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Cadres of expensive professionals—lawyers, accountants, computer gurus, helpline responders—drain vast sums of money from the economy to clarify poorly drafted text. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I won all of the debates at school, and I wanted to help people like Papa had; being a lawyer seemed like a good fit. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When lawyers visited us, warders were not permitted in the room and we would sometimes pass a letter to the lawyer to be taken out. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never want to see your ugly faces again,” Cole shouted at the lawyer and his parents after finding out he wouldn’t be released. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I’m not a lawyer. I’m here to help.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Among their legal arguments, the lawyers said that depriving the Carter Cowboys from competing in the playoffs would cause irreparable harm. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Pesza went with David and me to a lawyer, whom we begged for help. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Sonny had to work, and Lawrence said he wanted to talk to a lawyer about suing Hopkins instead of seeing the cells, which he referred to as “a multibillion-dollar corporation.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The only people allowed inside his hotel room were his lawyers, who needed wills created, and his literary agent, who needed his next contract signed before Howie could kick it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Our life turned into a courtroom drama with two lawyers constantly debating over loopholes and technicalities. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The lawyer’s unguarded remarks about race were still the exception among “quality people,” however. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X’s lawyer, Assemblyman Percy Sutton, said that the police now had the names of those whom Malcolm X had said planned to kill him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And part of your job, aside from parsing abstract intellectual property issues for big corporations, is to help cultivate the next set of young lawyers being courted by the firm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mother has always wanted an engineer, a real doctor, a poet, and a lawyer. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Ellen Wright Clayton, a physician and lawyer who is director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University, says there needs to be a “very public conversation” about all of this. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z That’s what the judge said after looking at papers on his desk and listening to the lawyers talk. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z White and the prosecutors watched incredulously as Burkhart stepped down from the stand and went with Hale’s lawyers into the judge’s chambers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z No one had informed him who we were, or that we were political prisoners, or that I was a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a bit of the lawyer about him: he used chunky phrases about law and justice. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Chief Justice William Rehnquist urged restrictions on death penalty appeals and the endless efforts of lawyers to stop executions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The lawyers defending the Gadsden City Jail finally acknowledged that Mr. Ruffin's rights had been violated and that he had been illegally denied his asthma medicine. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I could go to jail for the fire thing—not only was Celia’s dad a lawyer, but her family was loaded. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I’d already said the words a hundred times to lawyers and judges and newspaper reporters. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In support of their claim that Armstrong should, at the very least, be entitled to discovery, Armstrong’s lawyers offered two sworn affidavits. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A few weeks after Mia had left, a lawyer had phoned the Wrights, asking if they had a way to get in touch with her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Today, dozens of legal organizations hand out awards in the fictional lawyer's name to celebrate the model of advocacy described in Lee's novel. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I did see her once downtown, when my folks were taking me to visit our lawyer. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “As I was following him to the car, the lawyer pulled me aside. ‘Look here,’ he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “After we left Harvard, I called a friend of mine who’s a lawyer,” Dad said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Art Sussman, the lawyer at the University of Chicago who’d met with me a few years earlier, called to let me know about a position that had just been created there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “A lawyer,” said X-Ray as he mulled it over. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z What are you, the kid’s lawyer or something? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A number of them had parents who were lawyers or doctors and seemed to know one another through an African American social club called Jack and Jill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I ain’t got money for lawyers and he does, or anyhow his father does. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z My lawyer had assured me that it wouldn’t last more than two or three days. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She was finally freed with the help of the AARP, volunteer lawyers, a private attorney, and an article about her plight published by the Associated Press. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The lawyers take turns talking to the judge. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They both knew that there was no point, but still Iloba talked about lawyers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Another lawyer from the attorney general's office named Ken Nunnelly had taken over the appeal. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Or else the magistrate would discuss the charges with my lawyer. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He looked suspiciously at the contract, and said, “I had better show this thing to my lawyer,” and put the contract in his inside coat pocket. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited for the daily walk, which I took in the courtyard, or for a visit from my lawyer. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Modern business people and lawyers are, in fact, powerful sorcerers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer told him that Reggie wouldn’t be coming for an interview and that he, the lawyer, would answer all questions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Lowell, a management consultant, believes he needs an agent, a money manager, and a lawyer. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Being a lawyer did not guarantee respect out of court either. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, a large contingent of out-of-town lawyers, many of whom had journeyed great distances, filled several benches; specifically, they were on hand to hear Green’s final address to the jury. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z When I returned to Johannesburg at the beginning of 1943,1 enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand for an LL.B., a bachelor of laws degree, the preparatory academic training for a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Quintilian it is a little more complicated: witnesses and documents come to the lawyer from outside; technical proofs are constructed by the lawyer himself, so that they are formed within the discipline of oratory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At last night’s dinner, all they'd talked about was lawyers and investments and responsibility. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z To help me design an honor code, John recommended that I get advice from a lawyer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z His family raised money to hire the only black criminal lawyers in the region, J. L. Chestnut and Bruce Boynton from Selma. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Yes," I said, "but..." and I told Doctor Nolan about the married woman lawyer and her Defense of Chastity. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Sitting cross- legged on his bed, Sohrab kept one eye on the muted television, the other on the harried lawyer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, the lawyers had overlooked our case for more than two years. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The hidden premise of the lawyer’s argument is that if the audience watches the door, they believe it possible that the woman is alive. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “And I didn’t mean for you to have to pay all this money for a lawyer either. I’ll bet he’s cost a lot, too.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Nelson,” he asked, “you want to be a lawyer, don’t you?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the lawyer asked if Hale had ever requested that he hire someone to kill Roan, Burkhart said, “He never did.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Royal had read of the man’s exploits in the newspaper—lawyer, abolitionist crusader, bane of slavers and those who did their dirty work. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I do know that they were both on home detention, which meant they couldn’t go anywhere except to a doctor’s appointment or their lawyer’s office. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It had been a private adoption, through lawyers and courts. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Bagwell's public complaints made it hard for courts to appoint other civil lawyers for last-stage appeals in a death penalty case, not that they were particularly inclined to do so. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, talks continued between Bobby’s lawyers, Paul Marshall and Andrew Davis, and the Icelandic Chess Federation concerning the matter of the gate receipts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It became clear that the state lawyers had been discussing this case quite a bit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I realized then that Margaret had wisely allowed the message to come from the lawyer. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His lawyers turned down an offer of $5,000 for his body. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One of EJI's best lawyers was now serving as our deputy director. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But she sat on in that trial chair until the lawyer told her she could come down. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Soon E. D. Nixon and two white activists, Clifford and Virginia Durr, hurried downtown, paid her bond, and took her home, where Fred Gray later met her and agreed to be her lawyer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, he wanted to be a lawyer, because there was too much that’s unfair and unjust, and he wanted to do what he could to change the world.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z That’s why they put you in a room all alone, away from everybody except your lawyer and, if you’re lucky, any family that still claims you. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z To be a doctor or a lawyer or a newspaper man, you needed to go to university. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z We then disembodied plaintiffs’ claims in judicially manageable or judicially enforceable terms, unenforceable without more lawyers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Jason was Dad’s lawyer friend who was able to get us a meeting with the Innocence Project for the following week. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The last part the lawyer read wasn't very businesslike. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z His gray suit and tie made him look like a lawyer, plus the way he stood there with his hands clasped in front of him, all serious, as he focused on the judge. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z In states like Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, there were hundreds of people whose cases were affected by the recent decisions, but no lawyers were available to assist these condemned juvenile lifers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But first the lawyer, and then the judge, are able to use logos to sway the audience’s conviction. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He was found not guilty, but I suspect that the local people attributed this not to my skill as a lawyer, but to the power of the medicine man’s herbs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to me as if my lawyer’s summation would never end. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I learn Windy wants to be an environmental lawyer, she’s afraid of hot-air balloons, and her favorite quote is not from a musical but from a movie. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Most of them were former criminal defense lawyers from Washington who had come to Georgia in response to a growing crisis: Death row prisoners couldn't get lawyers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A lawyer who knew them both noted that his “devotion to his Indian wife and his children is unusual...and striking.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Not until 1930, when a young Washington admiralty lawyer and keen hiker named Myron Avery took over the development of the project, did work actually begin, but suddenly it moved on apace. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you tell defense lawyers that the only reason you thought it was Mr. Milam at the door was because he was big and bald?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “You cleaner than some of the lawyers that come up in here.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I asked several courts to stay Herbert's execution because of his ineffective lawyer, racial bias during the trial, the inflammatory comments made by the prosecutor, and the lack of mitigation evidence presented. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I said, "Oh, I'm sorry, Your Honor, we haven't met. My name is Bryan Stevenson, I am the lawyer on the case set for hearing this morning." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Bloom to you,” the lawyer said angrily. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer who escorts her to the theater refuses to explain despite the manager’s protestations, abandoning her as quickly as he can with no more than a shrug and the tip of a hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At that point my lawyer asked the caretaker if it wasn’t true that he had smoked a cigarette with me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Mom wants to know if she should call the lawyer,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My mom always said I could outtalk any forty lawyers—I agreed it would be a good fit. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Maybe I could track down Marcus’s lawyer and ask him questions about the case. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I could be a lawyer, or a teacher, or my worst fear, unemployable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z For cryin’ out loud, his own lawyer knew he didn’t stand a chance right from the beginning. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As the court hashed over each detail of the leaflets, the judge and the Nazi lawyer focused on Helmuth, firing question after question at him. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Emily’s mom is a lawyer, and it seems like she wins all the arguments in their family. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Then I skimmed the introduction, which was written by some lawyer guy. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She started the Fulton Firebirds two years ago at the suggestion of her mentor, a Black businesswoman we call Ms. Monica, who is the head lawyer at Coke, and who also is a former softballer. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “It’s lawyer talk—like a swimming pool with no fence around it; little kids come by and fall in.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He is Hope Austin Woodson the Second, part of a long line of Woodsons—doctors and lawyers and teachers— but as quickly as THAT! he can become a number. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I was so excited to discover their organized system of lawyers fighting for our equality. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When I learned that I would be visiting this prisoner alone, with no lawyer accompanying me, I tried not to let my panic show. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This woman lawyer said the best men wanted to be pure for their wives, and even if they weren't pure, they wanted to be the ones to teach their wives about sex. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It is important to the future of our struggle in this country for you to become a lawyer, and so I am going to leave the firm and start my own estate agency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few questions, a brief conversa-tion with my lawyer, and the examinations were over. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Last night at dinner, Minerva announced that this year she’s giving up swimming in our lagoon in exchange for divine help in becoming a lawyer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, guys left to go to their hearings, I stayed to wait for my lawyer, and new people started to pitch up. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You are a terrible negotiator. You need a lawyer next time.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "Plus, I want to be a lawyer," Kenzi said, trying to control the sting in his throat. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z So far, Gandhi was being a lawyer, an advocate, pleading with whites to offer better treatment for Indians. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Our lawyer, our teacher, and Carol are all here to make our book “an all for one, one for all” type of operation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When the lawyer came, puffy-faced, darkened arcs under his eyes, Obinze remembered all the films in which the state lawyer is distracted and exhausted. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "But finding a lawyer to help when you don't have enough money to pay them isn't easy." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Now frowning, now smiling a secret smile, Turtle acted the part of every brilliant lawyer she had seen on television who was about to win an impossible case. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father was a judge and her mother a lawyer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z "He is no longer under your jurisdiction," said Stanley's lawyer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Something about the way we all stood with our lawyers and the social worker in front of the judge told me this was a very important day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It was highly dramatic. Stephen Byerley was a young lawyer, a powerful speaker, a great idealist—and with a certain flair for biophysics. Are you interested in robotics, Mr. Byerley?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His lawyers seemed happy that Myers was struggling and told Walter it was a good sign when the trial was continued because Myers refused to testify. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The old adage “Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer” didn’t apply to Bobby since he had two high-profile lawyers working for him pro bono. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Charles Langford, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, was deeply impressed by her presentation. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z LeAlan: That’s true—I can sit out here and be a thug and die or I could be a lawyer and die. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his lawyer friend and also the Voice of the People editor, Sean Carter, calling from the capital with some bad news. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Our lawyers, who were based in Johannesburg, had trouble seeing us in prison and were unable to prepare our case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would sit across from Obinze, rest his head on his hand, and talk about lawyers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “No. Church already set up a plan to pay the lawyer. To keep him on for when she come up for parole.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In the letter, Marcus only said his lawyer couldn’t prove his innocence, not that he never looked for the alibi witness. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z If anything, hiring outside lawyers seemed to provoke Monroe County officials even more. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My lawyer walked over to me, shook my hand, and advised me to respond briefly to the questions that would be put to me, not to volunteer anything, and to leave the rest to him. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Her father and her mother were both lawyers, so she spent a lot of time by herself in that big house when she wasn’t away at her prep school. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Up in the courtroom, I found my lawyer waiting. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I am going to be a bird-defense lawyer when I grow up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A friend, J. L. Chestnut Jr., who would eventually become Selma’s first black lawyer, urged Lafayette to go home, but he refused. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two men on the diplomatic commission were Deane and Arthur Lee, who, as a lawyer in London, had spied, at great risk, for the Patriots. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Learning was for doctors, lawyers, and teachers, a class set off and not considered related to other people. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “See if that lawyer comes out and talks to them.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I read through the website and figured out that he was assigned to Marcus because Marcus couldn’t afford his own lawyer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Bloom had created an imaginative and effective defense, something few lawyers would have dared, considering the political overtones of Pacheco’s involvements, not to mention the fact that he had stabbed a cop. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But there are all sorts of ways your bail hearing can go wrong: You get some court-appointed lawyer who hasn’t read your case and doesn’t know what’s going on. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Like a lawyer, to help the Cormier kid see the error of his ways. I can do that.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was immediately sorry when I dropped that I had once thought about becoming a lawyer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A lawyer who knew nothing about any will but seemed to have been charged with organizing the funeral. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then when I deem that my education is complete I wish to start off being a fine lawyer like the one who defended the Scottsboro Boys. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They were going to talk to a lawyer about this? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The case was closely watched by criminal lawyers and civil rights lawyers nationwide. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Our strategy was simple and defensive in nature: to drag out the case until the State of Emergency was lifted and our lawyers could return. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The French Revolution was spearheaded by affluent lawyers, not by famished peasants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a friendly, solicitous man, and after I had been there a short while, I told him that my real aspiration was to be a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was nine I briefly wanted to be a lawyer. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I made my way back to my room, where the lawyer had left but Miles and June were still smiling and laughing. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z This is one reason many lawyers make heaps of money. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z After many nights without sleep, we have given the original letter to our lawyer, who is instigating a libel suit for $500,000. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Should we hire a lawyer we couldn’t really afford, or wait to see what happened at the hearing? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Emma and Charles’s first grandchild, Bernard, grew up to be a lawyer and a famous golf writer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, I just started reading that. My lawyer friend lent it to me,” he said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I can be a doctor or a lawyer, or maybe a professor like some other important Parks. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Much older and more solemn, the lawyers in dark suits who in other days had flapped about the colonel like crows had returned. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Lose your courage now, and you’ll regret it. And frankly, how many more Indian lawyers do we need?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We see the two defense lawyers watching intently. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to its symbolic effect, the cage cut us off from communication with our lawyers, who were not permitted to enter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the prayer was finished, Cole’s parents and their lawyer immediately began putting on their coats to leave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z |
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