In one region, a single lawyer was handling 166 cases.

One lawyer handled 533 cases last year, raising questions about much attention he gave to each.

These lawyers handle the great majority of the 100,000 cases that the office deals with each year.

I believe our lawyers can handle this better than we.

Its 40 lawyers handled 4,500 felony cases last year, for which the county paid $4.4 million.

The other lawyer had also handled one previous case, as a prosecutor.

The lawyers can handle my suit just as well without me.

"I might have another lawyer in the office handle his business," Steinberg said.

I think we better let the lawyers handle this, John.

Last year, the agency's eight lawyers handled 1,500 complaints across the state.