A lawyer representing the family of Mrs. Snow scoffed at the idea that a wrongful death suit could be a motive for murder.

Pragmatic lawyers (the term may well be redundant) may scoff at the "touchy-feely" approach.

In their counterattacks, lawyers for the couple depicted them as innocents, belittled the Government's case and scoffed at the credibility of its chief witnesses.

Prosecutors and Mr. Schwarz's lawyer scoffed at the offer.

But several other environmental lawyers scoffed at that notion.

The defendant's lawyer scoffed at the prosecution account, saying his client was an upstanding citizen, not the violent mystery man portrayed in court.

Plaintiffs' lawyers scoff at the proposal.

The plaintiffs' lawyers scoffed.

But lawyers for the inmates scoffed at the department's contention that the strip searches were justified.

E.'s lawyer scoffs at that.