attorneys
Courtroom legal representatives
Attorneys is the plural of attorney, a person legally authorized to act on another's behalf or, in American usage, a lawyer.
The attorneys filed a motion to dismiss.
An attorney-at-law practices law in court; an attorney-in-fact holds power of attorney to handle someone's affairs.
She hired three attorneys to handle the case.
Drinking establishment
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- juristLegal expert or scholar
- law schoolJD degree program
bar exam · legal practice · law firm · partner · associate · paralegal · notary · legal aid
Judicial proceedings chamber
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
subpoena · discovery · briefs · verdict · appeal · injunction · docket · summons
Attorney representing those unable to afford one
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- pleaFormal request or defense
- alibiDefense of location
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
innocence · rebuttal · mitigation · representation · criminal defense · appeal · sentencing
Government's trial lawyer
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
felony · misdemeanor · conviction · guilty · plea bargain · sentencing · criminal charges · prosecution team
Stand in for
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- advocatePublic cause supporter
petition · lobby · mediate · assert · safeguard · plead · intercede · negotiate
Guidance on law matters
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
recommendation · retainer · confidentiality · case review · legal opinion · due diligence · representation · advisement
Legal practice for companies
- family lawJurisprudence of households
- criminal lawStatutes defining punishable offenses
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- environmental lawStatutes protecting natural systems
tax law · bankruptcy · employment law · immigration · patents · trademarks · real estate · torts
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Drinking establishment
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- juristLegal expert or scholar
law school · bar exam · legal practice · law firm · partner · associate · paralegal · notary · legal aid · pro bono
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
deposition · subpoena · discovery · briefs · verdict · appeal · injunction · docket · summons · complaint
public defender
Attorney representing those unable to afford one
exoneration · innocence · rebuttal · mitigation · representation · criminal defense · appeal · sentencing
prosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
charges · felony · misdemeanor · conviction · guilty · plea bargain · sentencing · criminal charges · prosecution team
represent
Stand in for
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
advocate · petition · lobby · mediate · assert · safeguard · plead · intercede · negotiate · litigate
legal advice
Guidance on law matters
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
deliberation · recommendation · retainer · confidentiality · case review · legal opinion · due diligence · representation · advisement
corporate law
Legal practice for companies
- family lawJurisprudence of households
- criminal lawStatutes defining punishable offenses
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
environmental law · tax law · bankruptcy · employment law · immigration · patents · trademarks · real estate · torts · intellectual property
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, court, courts
- Legal TVtrials, verdicts, testimony, evidence, cross-examination
- civil litigationlawsuits, plaintiffs, defendants, verdicts, judgments
- US Lawlawyer, lawsuit, jury, federal court, state court
- African lawconstitutional court, indigenous law, high court, court of appeal, district court
- probateexecutor, probate court, probate, beneficiary, executors
attorneysnon-lawyers
People without legal training
laypeople · laypersons · paralegals · clients · legal assistants
- 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
attorney, defense attorney, attorney general, power of attorney, district attorney, attorney-at-law, patent attorney