Legal Terms Flashcards

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Litigator

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A trial lawyer; a barrister

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Bar association

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An organization of lawyers

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Retainer

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A down payment by which a client hires a lawyer to act on his or her behalf

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Contingency fee

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The fee paid to an attorney based on a percentage of the sum awarded to his or her client of a lawsuit

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Privilege

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The right to speak or write personally damaging words because the law specifically allows it; The right and the duty to withhold information from others because of some special status or relationship of confidentiality. These privileges include husband-wife, doctor-patient, and attorney-client

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Disbarred

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To take away a lawyer’s license to practice law because of illegal or unethical conduct

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Legal malpractice

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The type of lawsuit brought against a lawyer for loss to his or her client caused by the lawyer’s failure to meet acceptable standards of practice for the legal profession.