So far, lawyers have engaged in only preliminary legal skirmishing, with few indications of the evidence that might be introduced in court.

"She was appalled that a lawyer would engage in this kind of behavior."

It stated that lawyers engage in "trade or commerce" and hence ended the legal profession's exemption from antitrust laws.

The lawyers would engage an investigator, which is common.

Their assertion that American lawyers have engaged in "blatant" price-fixing is nonsense.

Nor, he said, shall the lawyers "engage in gratuitous, personal attacks upon each other."

Mr. Milken's lawyers have not engaged in settlement talks, and associates expect him to be indicted soon.

Though other state courts have also initially found that industry executives and lawyers engaged in fraud, none of the pertinent documents has been made public.

"Instead of meeting in committees and doing research, lawyers must go out and engage potential clients."

The audit focused on the system for paying court-appointed lawyers and found that the lawyers had engaged in "questionable" billing.