{"id":14414,"date":"2018-02-21T00:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T00:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=14414"},"modified":"2018-02-21T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T18:29:29","slug":"attorney-at-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=14414","title":{"rendered":"attorney at law – an officer of the court, licensed to practice law; a lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\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> >>>> Attorney<\/a>:
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attorney<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
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1. Someone who practices law; LAWYER<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Abbr. att’y<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u2014 aka (in sense 2)\u00a0attorney-at-law<\/em><\/strong><\/span>;\u00a0public attorney<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Pl. attorneys<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

attorney at-law<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. One of a class of persons who are by license constituted officers of courts of justice<\/a>, and who are empowered to appear and prosecute and defend, and on whom peculiar duties, responsibilities, and liabilities are devolved in consequence. 7 Am J2d Attys \u00a7 1<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A quasi-judicial officer. 7 Am J2d Attys \u00a7 3<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, the work of an attorney is not confined to appearances in court for prosecutions and defenses.\u00a0 A person acting professionally in legal formalities, negotiations, or proceedings, by the warranty or authority of his clients is an attorney at law within the usual meaning o the term.\u00a0 The distinction between attorneys or solicitors and counsel or barristers is practically abolished in nearly all the states. 7 Am J2d Attys \u00a7 1<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While some men of the profession devote their time and talents to the trial of cases and others appear in court only rarely, the law imposes the same requirements for admission and the same standards of ethics for both classes.<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See barrister<\/em>; of counsel<\/em>; solicitor<\/em>. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A person who is license to practice law; a lawyer<\/a>.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

lawyer<\/a><\/span> – someone licensed to practice law, and thus qualified to advise about legal matters, prepare contracts and other legal instruments, and represent others in court.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/a>\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>Third Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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