What is the legal difference between an Attorney and a Counsellor at Law?

BRY2K

I found this little checklist helpful in understanding the difference: Attorney at law: 1. Represents only - stands in your place or stead in business or legal issues. 2. No attorneys allowed in a criminal trial, except to make bail. 3. Has Attorney fees - costs money and can use Attorney Lien. 4. Officer of the court 5. Can not challenge the court without exposure to sanctions such as judge being a public officer, etc. 6. Takes over the case and you are at his mercy on how the case is run. 7. He will raise no issue that he deems the judge will be unhappy with usually. 8. Co-counsel is the scam they attempt to use to validate the lack of Assistance of Counsel. You can not counsel your self. Counsellor at law: 1. Assists only and is to protect and defend his client, can not represent. 2. Counsellors at law are used in criminal trials - access to is an absolute part of a Trial by Jury from the first part of arraignment on. a. Can ask questions on your behalf, b. Can instruct you what questions to ask c. If the client instructs the Counsellor at law to challenge the judge or court, he can do it without being sanctioned (done correctly of course) 4. Officer of the court. 5. Does not charge, works on gratuity. Can not sue for Attorney fees. 6. Is learned in the law. 7. It is a position of Honor to be a Counsellor at Law. 8. It is a level above an Attorney at law. http://www.riceandassociates.net/html/memorandum.html Nov 04 09, 1:49 PM

merlin321

An Attorney is somebody legally empowered to represent another person, or act on their behalf. http://www.articlecity.com/articles/legal/article_527.shtml A counsellor at law is a person admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction and authorized to perform criminal and civil legal functions on behalf of clients. These functions include providing legal counsel, drafting legal documents, and representing clients before courts, administrative agencies, and other tribunals. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Counselor+at+law Nov 04 09, 1:51 PM

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