lead counsel
Primary legal representative
Lead counsel is the principal attorney responsible for directing a legal case, overseeing strategy and making key decisions on behalf of a client or legal team.
In complex litigation involving multiple lawyers, lead counsel coordinates the effort and typically handles the most critical arguments and negotiations: The firm appointed her lead counsel for the class action suit.
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- litigatorAttorney who argues disputes
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- jury trialLegal proceeding with citizen panel
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
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- lawyerslawyer, attorney, defense attorney, public defender, prosecutor
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