shysters
Unethical legal practitioners
Shysters are unscrupulous professionals, especially lawyers, who use unethical or fraudulent methods: The shysters took his money and did nothing.
The term implies dishonesty and exploitation of clients or the legal system.
Though originally applied to lawyers, it extends to any deceitful operator: insurance shysters, corporate shysters.
People who cheat others
- swindlersDeceivers who steal through trickery
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- cheatsDeceives for advantage
- charlatansPretenders to special knowledge
fraudsters · grifters · hustlers · crooks · flimflam · deception · schemes · ripoffs
Aggressive or unscrupulous sellers
- snake oil salesmenPromoters of fake remedies
- profiteersThose gaining from hardship
- racketeersOrganized crime participants
- loan sharksIllegal high-interest lenders
sleazy · unscrupulous · predatory lending · fine print · hidden fees · bait and switch · pyramid schemes · boiler room
Licensed legal practitioners
- attorneysLicensed legal practitioners
- ambulance chasersLawyers soliciting accident victims
- litigatorsLawyers who pursue lawsuits
- barristersLawyers who argue in court
solicitors · malpractice · disbarment · contingency fees · legal fees · courtroom · loopholes · technicalities
con artists
People who cheat others
- swindlersDeceivers who steal through trickery
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- cheatsDeceives for advantage
charlatans · fraudsters · grifters · hustlers · crooks · flimflam · deception · schemes · ripoffs · bilking
hucksters
Aggressive or unscrupulous sellers
- snake oil salesmenPromoters of fake remedies
- profiteersThose gaining from hardship
- racketeersOrganized crime participants
loan sharks · sleazy · unscrupulous · predatory lending · fine print · hidden fees · bait and switch · pyramid schemes · boiler room · telemarketing
lawyers
Licensed legal practitioners
- attorneysLicensed legal practitioners
- ambulance chasersLawyers soliciting accident victims
- litigatorsLawyers who pursue lawsuits
barristers · solicitors · malpractice · disbarment · contingency fees · legal fees · courtroom · loopholes · technicalities · settlements
shystersAtticus Finch