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legal eagles

noun

plural of legal eagle

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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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Recent Examples of legal eagles As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff). — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026 That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025

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Prosecutors had sought life prison sentences while the brothers’ lawyers had requested the 15-year mandatory minimum.

— Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Key witness testimonies changed over time, the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson, his lawyers alleged at the time.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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