attorney
Courtroom hired voice
An attorney is a person legally appointed to act on another's behalf, particularly a lawyer authorized to represent clients in legal matters.
In American usage, attorney and lawyer are nearly interchangeable, though attorney often sounds more formal: The defendant's attorney filed a motion to dismiss.
An attorney-in-fact holds power of attorney to handle someone's affairs without necessarily being a lawyer.
UK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- counselExpert guidance offered
- juristLegal expert or scholar
advocate · litigator · prosecutor · defender · notary · pleader · public defender · trial lawyer
Judicial examination of claims
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- verdictOfficial court decision
- juryLegal decision-making body
evidence · plea · acquittal · objection · rebuttal · defendant · plaintiff · judge
Meeting seeking expert guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- counselExpert guidance offered
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
privilege · retainer · expertise · judgment · planning · deliberation · ethics · due diligence
barrister
UK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- counselExpert guidance offered
jurist · advocate · litigator · prosecutor · defender · notary · pleader · public defender · trial lawyer · legal practitioner
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- verdictOfficial court decision
jury · evidence · plea · acquittal · objection · rebuttal · defendant · plaintiff · judge · witness
consultation
Meeting seeking expert guidance
confidentiality · privilege · retainer · expertise · judgment · planning · deliberation · ethics · due diligence · opinion
represent
Stand in for
defend · protect · counsel · advise · negotiate · mediate · intercede · lobby · petition · vindicate
proxy
Authorized substitute
- representativeOne who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- agentOne who acts independently
authorize · executor · trustee · fiduciary · signatory · appointee · surrogate · guardian · conservator · administrator
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- justicecourtroom, trials, retributive justice, courts, gavel
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, court, courts
- legal systemlandmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents, civil cases
- courthousejudge, bailiff, clerk, court reporter, courtroom
- defense attorneyLawyer representing the accused
- district attorneyCounty's chief prosecuting officer
- attorney generalChief governmental legal officer
- power of attorneyLegal authority for another's decisions
- divorce attorneyLawyer for marital endings
- trial attorneyLawyer practicing in court
attorneys, attorney's, defense attorney, attorney general, power of attorney, district attorney, attorney-at-law, defense attorneys, patent attorney