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- noun informal A very
successful orpowerful lawyer .
Etymologies
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Examples
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“It inspired me,” recalls the superlawyer of later O.J. Simpson fame, “to be interested in some affirmative action.”
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FRANKEN: In case you recognize, Plato Cacheris -- he is the personification of the term "superlawyer" in Washington.
CNN Transcript - Breaking News: FBI Spy Case: Affidavit Issued; Search Continues - February 20, 2001 2001
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Normally, I wouldn't recommend a book about a public figure written by someone who calls him "Uncle Bob," but Kathryn McGarr's biography of her great uncle, Washington superlawyer and political insider Robert Strauss, is an exception.
Al Eisele: The Texas-Size Influence and Ego of Bob Strauss Al Eisele 2011
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Normally, I wouldn't recommend a book about a public figure written by someone who calls him "Uncle Bob," but Kathryn McGarr's biography of her great uncle, Washington superlawyer and political insider Robert Strauss, is an exception.
Al Eisele: The Texas-Size Influence and Ego of Bob Strauss Al Eisele 2011
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Gloria Cain, his wife, breaks her silence with an interview on Fox News tonight, while celebrity superlawyer Gloria Allred is planning a press conference this afternoon with the "witness" to the harassment of Sharon Bialek, one of the women who has accused Cain of sexual misconduct.
US politics live blog: Supreme Court healthcare challenges, Herman Cain harassment woes 2011
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It also "supported the couple's very expensive lifestyle," says David Boies, the superlawyer representing Jamie.
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Gray decided to retain his favorite superlawyer, Robert S. Bennett, to serve as his personal counsel.
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Gray campaign spokeswoman Traci Hughes confirms that the host of Wednesday night's fundraiser was indeed Robert S. Bennett, the Hogan Lovells superlawyer best known for his representation of Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky affair.
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Boies + After superlawyer beat Gates and defended Napster, how hard can Bush be?
Periscope 2008
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Clinton, too, found a lawyer to defend him -- Robert Bennett, a $475-an-hour Beltway superlawyer known for his ability to handle the press.
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