What is the difference between an attorney and a lawyer? -

They are one amp; the same. It s up to the atty. as to which he prefers. Also, some attys. don t even use atty. or lawyer before their names, they use quot;Esquirequot; AFTER their names which also denotes an atty. A female atty. uses the name quot;Essquirequot; after her name which denotes she s a female atty. quot;Essquot; is for female, quot;Esquot; is for a male. All three mean one amp; the same. Also, just to add some info, all Judges had to be an atty. prior to becoming a Judge, amp; have to relocate just incase a case comes up w/someone they might have been involved with prior to becoming a Judge. It could turn out to be discriminating twds. the clients..:)

ATTORNEY: An alternate word for lawyers or barrister and solicitor, used mostly in the USA. LAWYER: A person that has been trained in the law and that has been certified to give legal advice or to represent others in litigation. BARRISTER: A litigation specialist; a lawyer that restricts his or her practice to the court room. SOLICITOR: A lawyer that restricts his or her practice to the giving of legal advice and does not normally litigate. In England, barristers and solicitors work as a team: the solicitor would typically make the first contact with a client and if the issue cannot be resolved and proceeds to trial, the solicitor would transfer the case to a barrister for the duration of the litigation.

Perhaps no other profession has as many variations in titles than that of lawyer. The titles attorney, lawyer, barrister and Esquire are frequently used, sometimes interchangeably, in the field of law. However, by definition, each has a unique meaning. Generally speaking, an attorney, or attorney-at-law, is a person who is a member of the legal profession. An attorney is qualified and licensed to represent a client in court. By most definitions, an attorney may act on the client’s behalf and plead or defend a case in legal proceedings. The English word attorney has French origins, where it meant “a person acting for another as an agent or deputy.” A lawyer, by definition, is someone who is trained in the field of law and provides advice and aid on legal matters. Because a lawyer also conducts suits in court proceedings and represents clients in various legal instances, the term has expanded to overlap the definition of attorney. In the U.S., attorney and lawyer are normally considered synonyms. The term lawyer has Middle English roots. In the U.K, even more job titles are used in the field of law; there are barristers and solicitors, among others. A barrister generally performs tria

In the US, quot;attorney and lawyerquot; are used interchangeably, to mean someone who has a law degree, LLB or JD, and who is registered with a professional association so as to practice law. quot;Attorneyquot; is also used to refer to an individual who has been granted power of attorney.(Someone who is designated to transact business for another individual) In Canada, we do not use the two terms interchangeably (excepting thereout by those who watch too much american crime drama on tv) We use quot;attorneyquot; to refer only to an individual to whom power of attorney is vested.

OK.. since I am in Law School I believe I can help you out with this.The names are basically synonymous and can be used interchangeably. The difference is because of the way they are used in various Jurisdictions. Particularly in the Common Law Jurisdiction the term LAWYER is mostly used, such countries include England, New Zealand, Australia and my country Papua New Guinea. On the other hand ATTORNEY is used in Jurisdictions such as the US to describe the same person. Kind Regards. xox

You can refer to them as lawyers or attorneys at law. They are the same, just different titles. It all depends on how you may say it. You can say quot; I ll get a lawyerquot; so you find one, and on his business card it may say,quot; John Jones, attorney at law,.quot; Like quot;quot; police officer, quot;quot; Policeman or quot;copquot; it s all the same thing.

Essentially they re the same. However, according to several sources, a lawyer is somebody who can give legal advice and has been trained in the law. An attorney is somebody legally empowered to represent another person, or act on their behalf.

None. However, the word quot;lawyerquot; sometimes has a more negative connotation. There are many quot;lawyerquot; jokes, for example. (What do you call 10 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start! ha ha ha)

Yes, they are the same. In England a lawyer is called a barrister.

none. they are the same evil creature under a different name.

There is no difference

Only the title.

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They are the same.

They re the same thing last time I checked.

ummm...is this a trick question?