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Street Law Chapt6
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a trial attorney; a barrister | litigators |
| an organization that licenses lawyers | bar associations |
| a down payment by which a client hires an attorney to act in his or her behalf | retainer |
| the fee paid to an attorney based on a percentage of the sum that client is awarded or settles for in a lawsuit | contingency fee |
| to take away an attorney's license to practice law because of illegal or unethical conduct | disbar(red) |
| the type of lawsuit brought against a lawyer for loss or injury to his or her client by the lawyer's error or failure to meet acceptable standards of practice for the legal profession | legal malpractice |
Created by:
Avis Marie Reid
on 2011-01-26