Attorney-at-law

  • 31attorney's lien — n. An encumbrance asserted by a lawyer against a client s file, money or property as security for unpaid legal fees. Strictly limited right to assert such a lien in most jurisdictions, and prohibited by ethical rules in others. Also referred to… …

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  • 32attorney misconduct — Behavior by an attorney that conflicts with established rules of professional conduct and is punishable by disciplinary measures. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. attorney misconduct …

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  • 33attorney's advertising — n.    the commercials which appear on television or crowd the yellow pages of the telephone book. Until the Supreme Court ruled (1977) that any restriction on lawyer advertising was an abridgement of free speech, advertising by lawyers was… …

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  • 34attorney's work product — n.    written materials, charts, notes of conversations and investigations, and other materials directed toward preparation of a case or other legal representation. Their importance is that they cannot be required to be introduced in court or… …

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  • 35attorney fees — See: attorney s fee Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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  • 36Attorney General. — Attorney General. In some jurisdictions, the prosecuting attorney. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 37attorney, power of — >> power of attorney. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 38attorney work product privilege — A rule that protects materials prepared by a lawyer in preparation for trial from being seen and used by the adversary during discovery or trial. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Category: Working With a Lawyer Nolo’s Plain English Law… …

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  • 39attorney’s fees — n. The fees charged by a lawyer for services rendered to clients. See also contingent The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 40attorney for the people — index district attorney Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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