as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges
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Gendler, Kelly and Cunningham have been recognized as top entertainment legal eagles by Variety in its annual Legal Impact Report issue in 2022 and 2023.
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William Earl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
Veteran Hollywood attorney Craig Emanuel has retired from law firm Paul Hastings after more than 40 years an entertainment legal eagle.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
With a mountain of debt, Giuliani apparently cannot afford to pay his legal fees let alone fork over the kind of hefty retainer such a legal eagle would command.
—Dave Goldiner New York Daily News (tns), al, 17 Aug. 2023
Rhys is no stranger to returning series, but slipping back in the legal eagle's suit had a particular appeal.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
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William Earl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
Veteran Hollywood attorney Craig Emanuel has retired from law firm Paul Hastings after more than 40 years an entertainment legal eagle.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
With a mountain of debt, Giuliani apparently cannot afford to pay his legal fees let alone fork over the kind of hefty retainer such a legal eagle would command.
—Dave Goldiner New York Daily News (tns), al, 17 Aug. 2023
Rhys is no stranger to returning series, but slipping back in the legal eagle's suit had a particular appeal.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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