1.   In spite of that, there is still a feeling in legal circles that an innocent party is being blamed for a problem others have created.

2.   Before his appointment, Birch gained fame in legal circles by protecting the copyrights of Cabbage Patch dolls and other trademark clients.

3.   But in influential legal circles, his negatives still dogged him.

4.   But that case has aroused debate in legal circles about the effects of cameras in courtrooms.

5.   CNN did not continue with its brief, apparently because higher-ups in legal circles at Turner Broadcasting and AOL Time Warner disagreed with taking such a stance.

6.   Despite its bipartisan support, the legislation has spurred controversy in legal circles over whether Congress can outlaw violent crime, historically subject only to state criminal law.

7.   Few in legal circles can remember a more sensational and publicized trial since the Lindbergh case.

8.   Gerald Walpin, a former federal prosecutor who is widely known in New York legal circles as a staunch conservative, disagreed sharply.

9.   Generally, however, Barnes is well-regarded in legal circles.

10.   Hardin, a fixture in Houston legal circles, is widely viewed as the lawyer who might just pull off a miracle in the Andersen case.