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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This page is continued from Getting Started<\/a> >>>> Representing Yourself \u201cPro Se\u201d and Assisting Others as a Non-Lawyer<\/a> >>>> Lawyer? Attorney? Counselor? What\u2019s the Difference?<\/em><\/a>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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attorney<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span>
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1. Strictly, one who is designated to transact business for another; a legal agent.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 aka\u00a0attorney-in-fact<\/em><\/strong><\/span>; private attorney<\/strong><\/span>. <\/em>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An attorney at law<\/a> or an attorney in fact<\/a>.\u00a0 The word, unless clearly indicated otherwise, is construed as meaning attorney at law<\/a>. Re Morse, 98 Vt 85, 126 A 550, 36 ALR 527, 530<\/span>.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An attorney at law<\/a> or an attorney in fact<\/a>.\u00a0 Unless otherwise indicated, generally means attorney at law<\/a>.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

Various Types of Attorneys:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

attorney in fact<\/span><\/a> – one who is authorized, via a power of attorney, to act as legal agent in order to transact business, on behalf of his principal.<\/strong> \u2014 aka private attorney<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n