A fighter of lost causes and "defender of the poor and oppressed", he was one of the most active and best-known criminal lawyers of his time.

He prevailed upon Rossman, who was Montana's best-known lawyer, to defend the case, for one thing.

By the time of his death this year at 73, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, he was one of the best-known lawyers in the country.

During the 1950s and 1960s, Sutton became one of America's best-known lawyers.

The couple has hired Karen Budd-Falen, one of the best-known lawyers in fights over federal land policies.

Cases Requiring Years The best-known lawyers in this field now work on a few cases that require years and tens of thousands of dollars to complete.

One of the best-known lawyers in Chicago once extolled my job as a government prosecutor, comparing it favorably to his lucrative practice as a commercial litigator.

Finally, Mr. Sharpton introduced the Diallo family to one of the best-known lawyers in the country, Johnnie Cochran.

If you need help, the phone number of city's best-known criminal lawyer, Edwin Jacobs, is in the book.

For example, Tony Serra, the criminal-law attorney who inspired the 1989 movie "True Believer," is one of San Francisco's best-known lawyers.