He became a lawyer. He moved to another northeastern state -- Massachusetts -- where he became active in Republican Party politics.

VOA: special.2010.12.23

He loved to learn.He was a self-taught lawyer who served for eight years as an Illinois state representative.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Defense lawyer Peter Quijano told the court that al-Qaida members tricked Mr.Ghailani into unknowingly helping them.

VOA: special.2010.11.20

He was seeking re-election. His opponent was a lawyer from the newly established Republican Party.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

His careful research helped the lawyer Thurgood Marshall win a historic case in nineteen fifty-four.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

Her father was a well-known lawyer who was elected to Congress for one term.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

Peter Dernbach is a lawyer at Winkler Partners, the Taipei-based law firm that represented Herms in the trademark infringement suit.

VOA: standard.2009.04.23

Union lawyer Jean-Paul Tessionniere blamed working conditions at the company for the suicides.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

(SPEAKING) Nujood,who regularly appears at anti-child marriage rallies, says when she grows up, she wants to be a lawyer to help other little girls escape her fate.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

Barack Obama in his decision-making is like a lawyer dissecting a case.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16