Attorney

Attorney may refer to:

Roles

  • Attorney at law, an official title of lawyers in some jurisdictions
  • Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a government
  • Attorney-in-fact, a holder of a power of attorney who is (though not necessarily a lawyer) able to act on another's behalf in legal and financial contexts
  • Lawyer, a synonym for attorney

Other uses

  • Attorney, the name of some plants in the genus Clusia
  • Attorney's fee, compensation for legal services performed by an attorney (lawyer or law firm) for a client
  • Attorney–client privilege, or lawyer–client privilege, a "client's right to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications between the client and the attorney"
  • The Attorney, a 2013 South Korean film

See also

  • All pages with titles containing attorney
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