Attorney
Definition
1) Someone authorized to practice law; a lawyer. Also called attorney-at-law and public attorney.
2) Less commonly, an agent authorized to act on behalf of another person, but not necessarily authorized to practice law, e.g. a person authorized to act by a power of attorney. Also called attorney-in-fact and private attorney.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Savings Bank v. Ward, 100 U.S. 195 (1879).
See also
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
1) An agent or someone authorized to act for another. 2) A person authorized to practice law by a state following a bar examination and the meeting of other qualifying requirements.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:11 pm
