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attorney
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[ noun ] (law,work) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Synonyms Used in print (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)In connection with any claim decided by the Commission pursuant to this Title in which an award is made , the Commission may , upon the written request of the claimant or any attorney heretofore or hereafter employed by such claimant , determine and apportion the just and reasonable attorney 's fees for services rendered with_respect_to such claim , but the total amount of the fees so determined in any case shall not exceed 10 per_centum of the total amount paid pursuant to the award . In connection with any claim decided by the Commission pursuant to this Title in which an award is made , the Commission may , upon the written request of the claimant or any attorney heretofore or hereafter employed by such claimant , determine and apportion the just and reasonable attorney 's fees for services rendered with_respect_to such claim , but the total amount of the fees so determined in any case shall not exceed 10 per_centum of the total amount paid pursuant to the award . Written evidence that the claimant and any such attorney have agreed to the amount of the attorney 's fees shall be conclusive upon the Commission : Provided , however , That the total amount of the fees so agreed_upon does not exceed 10 per_centum of the total amount paid pursuant to the award . Written evidence that the claimant and any such attorney have agreed to the amount of the attorney 's fees shall be conclusive upon the Commission : Provided , however , That the total amount of the fees so agreed_upon does not exceed 10 per_centum of the total amount paid pursuant to the award . (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)It is not essentially different from a memorandum of an attorney in the Department_of_Justice , of which the Attorney_General receives many , and to which he may give his approval or rejection . Related terms professional advocate prosecutor Lincoln arthur_garfield_hays conveyancer hays hoover solicitor barrister abul-walid_mohammed_ibn-ahmad_ibn-mohammed_ibn-roshd trial_attorney defense_attorney bryan clarence_darrow divorce_lawyer ambulance_chaser francis_scott_key referee public_defender lawyer-client_relation law |
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