litigator
Courtroom legal fighter
A litigator is a lawyer who specializes in taking cases to court, as opposed to one who handles contracts, wills, or other legal work that stays out of the courtroom.
The term emphasizes the adversarial, trial-focused nature of the work: The company hired an aggressive litigator to fight the lawsuit.
Reasoned case or dispute
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
oratory · rebuttal · strategy · preparation · research · questioning · objection · impeachment
Judicial examination of claims
- judgeOne who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
witness · evidence · plaintiff · defendant · objection · cross-examination · bench · gavel
Licensed legal representative
Civil court proceeding
- caseContainer or instance
- briefShort in duration
- motionChange in position
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
damages · discovery · deposition · filing · pleading · appeal · complaint · interrogatories
Verbal clash over differences
- opponentOne who contends against
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- combativeInclined toward conflict
opposition · conflict · contention · aggressive · zealous · rivalry · hostile · antagonistic
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
negotiation · oratory · rebuttal · strategy · preparation · research · questioning · objection · impeachment
trial
Judicial examination of claims
testimony · witness · evidence · plaintiff · defendant · objection · cross-examination · bench · gavel · sidebar
attorney
Licensed legal representative
solicitor · defender · prosecutor · counselor
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
settlement · damages · discovery · deposition · filing · pleading · appeal · complaint · interrogatories · retainer
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- opponentOne who contends against
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
combative · opposition · conflict · contention · aggressive · zealous · rivalry · hostile · antagonistic · hardball
- lawyerslawyer, attorney, defense attorney, defense counsel, counselor
- Legal Careerslawyer, attorney, paralegal, solicitor, barrister
- legal professionalslawyer, attorney, barrister, solicitor, counsel
- persuaderspersuader, orator, orators, public speaker, speechmaker
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- legal staffparalegal, legal secretary, legal assistant, law clerk, legal intern
litigatorcorporate lawyer
Legal counsel for companies
solicitor · tax attorney · estate planner · in-house counsel · contract lawyer
- criminal litigationLegal action against accused
- divorce litigationLawsuit ending a marriage
- litigation costsMoney spent on lawsuits
- civil litigationNon-criminal court proceedings
- frivolous litigationGroundless legal action
- litigation lawyerCounsel specializing in lawsuits
litigation, litigate, litigated, litigations, litigating, litigators, litigates, relitigate