DEFINITION OF TERMS:

1. Advocate- is a specialist in law and can represent clients in court. An individual who
presents or argues another’s case; one who gives advice and pleads the cause of
another before a court or tribunal; a counselor. A person admitted to the Practice of Law
who advises clients of their legal rights and argues their cases in court.

2. Ambulance Chasing- Ambulance chasing, sometimes known as barratry, is a term

which refers to a lawyer soliciting for clients at a disaster site. The term "ambulance
chasing" comes from the stereotype of lawyers who follow ambulances to the
emergency room to find clients.

3. Attorney- an official title of lawyers.

4. Attorney ad hoc - An attorney ad hoc or a guardian or curator ad hoc is one

appointed for a special purpose, generally to represent the client, ward, or child in the
particular action in which the appointment is made.

5. Attorney in fact - An attorney-in-fact is someone who is designated to act on behalf of

another person, whether in business, financial or personal matters.

6. Attorney of Record - is the attorney who formally appears before the court, whether in
person or by means of signed documents, on behalf of a party.

7. Amicus Curiae- An amicus curiae (literally, "friend of the court"; plural: amici curiae) is
someone who is not a party to a case who assists a court by offering information,
expertise, or insight that has a bearing on the issues in the case.

8. Bar Admission - The procedure that governs the authorization of attorneys to practice
law before the court.

9. Barrister - A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers

mostly specialize in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases
in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching the philosophy,
hypothesis and history of law, and giving expert legal opinions.

10. Counsel - advice given especially as a result of consultation.

11. Counselor at Law - is a person who gives advice and deals with various issues,
particularly in legal matters. It is a title often used interchangeably with the title of lawyer

12. Champertous contract - an agreement between the party suing in a lawsuit (plaintiff)
and another person, usually an attorney, who agrees to finance and carry the lawsuit in
return for a percentage of the recovery (money won and paid.)
13. Charging Lien-- A type of attorney's lien under which a lawyer acquires an interest in
a judgment awarded to the client. Charging Liens Another common type of attorney lien
is known as a charging lien, which allows your attorney to claim a portion of the future
settlement or judgment in your case.
14. Contingent contract A contingent contract is an agreement that states which actions
under certain conditions will result in specific outcomes. - is a contract to do or not to do
something, if some event, collateral to such contract does or does not happen.

15. Counsel de officio - is an attorney appointed by the court to an indigent criminal

defendant. -is the counsel appointed by the court to represent and defend the accused
in case he cannot afford to employ one himself

16. Counsel de parte - is the counsel of choice of the accused engaged by him to
represent him in court.- is a private counsel, secured by him, without intervention of the
government (at his own will and choice).

17. Legal Aid - the provision of assistance to people who are unable to afford legal
representation and access to the court system.

18. Of Counsel - A term commonly applied in the Practice of Law to an attorney who
has been employed to aid in the preparation and management of a particular case but
who is not the principal attorney in the action. Of counsel is also sometimes used in
reference to an attorney who is associated with a law firm, but is neither a partner nor
an associate.

19. Pro Bono - being, involving, or doing professional and especially legal work donated
especially for the public good - professional work undertaken voluntarily and without
payment

20. Retaining Lien - the right of the attorney to retain the funds, documents, and papers
of his client which have lawfully come into his possession until his lawful fees and
disbursements have been paid and to apply such funds to the satisfaction thereof.

21. Solicitor- A solicitor is a qualified legal practitioner responsible for preparing legal
documentation, representing and/or defending a client’s legal interests. As a solicitor,
you’ll provide specialist legal advice on a variety of areas of law, acting directly for a
variety of clients including: Individuals; Small businesses - attorney who may perform all
legal services, except appear in court. Under the British system, the litigator or trial
attorney takes special training in trial work and is called a "barrister."