The following are a couple of paragraphs in my WIP in which I was able to use a word I've never heard, describing an attorney of questionable ethics:

"How did you resolve your matter with Neville’s attorney, Mr. Fauxworthy?”

“Mr. Fauxworthy is a bully and a blowhard. I’m not worried. My business and auto insurance companies fixed his car. If he takes me to court, there is proof of amble signage warning the area is a construction site and do not enter. He did not give you any prior notification that he was coming to your property on that date. He ignored the warning signs. Furthermore, he is at fault for entering a construction site unannounced. Fauxworthy is the type of attorney that gives the profession a bad name. The terms “ambulance chaser, unscrupulous, or a pettifogger” all fit Fauxworthy,” Brett said.

Bursting with laughter, Amanda exerted some self-control. “Pettifogger” now that’s a word I’ve never heard.” Amanda chuckled as she typed pettifogger into the search box on her cell phone.

“Oh, this is just great! Here is what “pettifogger” means: “Pettifogger is an archaic word which means you might have a bad lawyer who uses dubious means to get clients and to win cases.”


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