Several types of attorneys exist depending on the type of case undertaken. There are general categories of attorneys and specific categories of attorney also depending on what area of law they specialize in. However, an attorney in fact does not necessarily refer to an actual attorney. An attorney...
Tax attorneys are specialists who help taxpayers work out any problems with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the state revenue department of the United States. While the IRS does not require taxpayers to get a tax attorney—braver souls can in fact attempt to work out their tax problems on their...
A person who practices law or within the field of law must adhere to some norm of morality in order to provide options and decisions that are justly right. This is especially true of lawyers who have the obligation to represent their client and their client’s interests to the best of their...
When you get a subpoena, you’re in trouble. The term actually means “under punishment” in Latin. In essence, it is a court order to appear for a trial. Failure to appear can lead to fines and/or arrest, due to contempt of court. The UK equivalent of a subpoena is “witness summons.” The subpoena...
Larceny is a known, legal term for theft, one of the most common crimes committed today. The legal concept of larceny is very broad and general; a lawyer who specializes in this field is known as a larceny attorney. Larceny attorneys are a sub-category of criminal attorneys. Legally, larceny is...
Attorney malpractice refers to a situation where a legal representative exploits their rights and privileges for their own personal gain or for the gain of another party without the consent of the attorney's client(s).
Some court trials require witness testimonies as evidence in a case. The duty of the witness is to provide an account that may prove to be useful to the legal counsel that he or she is supporting. However, there are scenarios wherein a witness does not fulfill this duty, but weakens the case instead...
A direct examination is a legal term which refers to a situation where an individual is summoned to court to give testimony, and is directly questioned by the party that summoned them to the trial, as a means of obtaining evidence or other important information related to the case being upheld.
Different types of law are passed by different forms of legislature at a national or local level. These laws address people and their concerns based on the extent to which they can be applied—local, state, federal, or national. Some laws are limited in their scope and are meant only to address...
Though Nigerian email scams may be the butt of late-night comedian jokes, online fraud is still alive and well. Scams involving individuals, such as identity theft and financial scams, cost their victims nearly 240 million in 2007 over four times as much as they did in 2004. Sadly, the numbers...
