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plaintiff's attorney

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plaintiff's attorney n. the attorney who represents a plaintiff (the suing party) in a lawsuit. In lawyer parlance a "plaintiff's attorney" refers to a lawyer who regularly represents persons who are suing for damages, while a lawyer who is regularly chosen by an insurance company to represent its insureds is called a "defense attorney." (See: plaintiff, defense attorney)


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``The biggest issue was we have to confirm the crypt was owned by the family, that it wasn't oversold,'' said Mike Arias, a plaintiff's attorney who is familiar with Stern's case.
The defense attorney wants as many educated people as possible on the jury, and the plaintiff's attorney wants uneducated people.
The unfortunate effect is to make justice more available to the well-heeled, and only to the rest of us if we happen to be killed or maimed in an accident that could prove lucrative for a plaintiff's attorney.
 
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