His lawyers finally persuaded the prosecutors to allow prison authorities to determine how much computer access he could have.

An idealistic lawyer eventually persuades her to tell the truth on the witness stand.

Her lawyer persuaded a judge in Los Angeles to move the case to arbitration.

Leonel Herrera's lawyers persuaded the required four Justices to give full review to his capital case.

After a round in family court, Mr. James's lawyer persuaded him to plead neglect, or he would be put in jail.

He said his lawyer had persuaded him to contest his father's will and that he'd regretted it ever since.

The final third of the film is devoted to the trial at which Hersko's lawyer persuades him to tell the truth about his forced confession.

That helped corporate lawyers persuade judges to dismiss numerous lawsuits against automakers and tire makers, the two men said.

The uproar over the taped beating was so great that lawyers for the four officers persuaded the judge to move the trial outside Los Angeles.

In the last five years, Microsoft's lawyers have twice persuaded the appeals court here to disqualify other judicial officers after complaining that they were biased.