But Ms. Jones's lawyers signaled their intended points of emphasis in the trial.

Conte's lawyers have signaled that they would like to help Olympic officials, but not unless a deal for reduced charges could first be reached with federal authorities.

Mr. Osman's court-appointed lawyer has signaled that he plans to fight extradition to Britain.

Ms. Jones's lawyers, who years ago came close to negotiating a settlement, signaled that they were ready to try again.

The lawyer for the younger Mr. Gotti, Gerald L. Shargel, has signaled that he will wage an aggressive defense.

His private lawyers signaled an end to the four-hour session before Mr. Starr and his team had finished.

His lawyers signaled that their strategy would be to poke holes in the prosecution's case.

Mr. Kaczynski's lawyers have signaled that they may argue that he was a paranoid schizophrenic.

In pretrial hearings, her lawyers have signaled that they will focus on her belief that he was her father and thus was negotiating her rights as a daughter.

When it was their turn, his lawyers signaled that their defense is likely to consist of trying to poke holes in the prosecution case.