21.   Sonja Eddings Brown said the family has retained an attorney in Colorado Springs, Colo., to pursue the appeal.

22.   The Axtells have retained an attorney and are waiting for UT to announce its findings.

23.   The Globe has learned that several additional men who say they were victims of Lavigne have recently retained attorneys and intend to make legal claims against the diocese.

24.   The man said diocese officials urged him to seek counseling but suggested that it would complicate matters if he retained an attorney.

25.   They have advised Grant not to speak with reporters and have helped her retain an attorney, Margaret Burnham of Boston.

26.   Al-Zaghari had not retained an attorney.

27.   Even though his family has retained an attorney, Amir told Arbel he did not want to be represented.

28.   Even though his family has retained an attorney, Amir told Arbel he did not want to be represented by a lawyer.

29.   It was not immediately clear whether any of the defendants had retained attorneys.

30.   Murphy did not return messages left on the answering machine at his listed telephone number, and FitzGerald was unable to say whether Murphy had retained an attorney.