Nonetheless, if opponents target the size of Edwards's court awards, aides say, he will try to steer the debate to the benefits derived by his injured clients. "He's proud of what he did for children and their families over the course of a couple of decades practicing law in North Carolina," says his spokesman Mike Briggs. Regardless of the specifics of cases, Bush and his business allies believe Edwards's association with trial lawyers, who polls show are unpopular with voters, will be a liability. They are gearing up for a massive campaign this fall to paint trial lawyers as the...