criminal law and procedure

Attorney work product is documents and other tangible things prepared in anticipation of litigation by or for a party or representative. 

The work-product privilege (or “work-product doctrine”) protects from discovery by the opposing party "documents and tangible things that are prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial." Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(3)(A). The purpose of the work-product doctrine is to protect an attorney's "mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories."&n

• professional responsibility
• attorney-client privilege

Attorney's Fees/Attorneys' Fees, or Attorney fees are the amounts billed to a client for legal services performed on their behalf. Attorney fees may be hourly, contingent, flat, or hybrid. Nonrefundable fees are prohibited in some states.

In regards to contracts or other documents, authentication means to sign or to execute the document. 

• evidence

The "automobile exception" is an exception to the general requirement of a warrant for searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment.

Autopsy, borrowed from the Greek term autopsia – meaning “the act of seeing with one’s own eyes” – means the detailed medical examination and/or dissection of a dead body to determine the cause of death or for any scientific and medical purpose.

• lawsuit
• criminal law
• living will
• trusts and estates
• wills

Back-to-back life sentences refers to the imposition upon a defendant of two or more consecutive life terms. A one-life sentence imposes an obligation on a defendant to serve 15 to 25 years in prison until the eligibility of parole.

Bail is the money a defendant pays as a guarantee that they will show up in court at a later date. A failure to return triggers the bond obligation and allows the court to keep any money given as security.

Bail bond is an agreement to pay the court if a criminal defendant fails to meet the terms of conditional release from custody.

A bondsman is a person who guarantees a bond. Bondsmen are most frequently seen in the context of bail bondsman for criminal defendants.