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Posted on 6/28/16 at 5:21 pm to Womski
Lawyer: Couldn't fix a traffic ticket.
Attorney: Will get you acquitted after you murder your wife.
Attorney: Will get you acquitted after you murder your wife.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 5:42 pm to Charlie Arglist
quote:got raped by an attorney in his divorce
Charlie Arglist
Posted on 6/28/16 at 5:43 pm to Womski
I've kind of always thought that "lawyer" connoted someone who has passed the bar exam and is allowed to practice law, while "attorney" connoted someone who is practicing law for a client.
Take the following similar sentences, for example.
This is Joe Smith. He is a lawyer.
This is Joe Smith. He is my attorney.
EDIT: I see I'm not the only one.
Take the following similar sentences, for example.
This is Joe Smith. He is a lawyer.
This is Joe Smith. He is my attorney.
EDIT: I see I'm not the only one.
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 6/28/16 at 5:52 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Lawyer is a general term for a person who gives legal device and aid and who conducts suits in court. An attorney or, more correctly, an attorney-at-law, is a member of the legal profession who represents a client in court when pleading or defending a case. In the US, attorney applies to any lawyer.
Judges call me Counselor.
Judges call me Counselor.
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 6/28/16 at 5:53 pm to Womski
Attorney
Although all of this is correct:
Although all of this is correct:
quote:
This is really easy.
I am a lawyer. I am the attorney for _______________.
Most people, including lawyers, misuse attorney. Never use esquire. It's dumb and pretentious
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 6/28/16 at 5:55 pm to Costanza
quote:
Judges call me Counselor.
The only thing a judge has ever called me is "defendant".
Posted on 6/28/16 at 5:56 pm to TigerstuckinMS
quote:
The only thing a judge has ever called me is "defendant".
Posted on 6/28/16 at 6:17 pm to Womski
I have 2 friends who practice law, and I always address them as Morris Bart WannaBe's. They never laugh.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 6:31 pm to AlxTgr
Lawyer: Matlock
Attorney: Johnnie Cochran
Attorney: Johnnie Cochran
Posted on 6/28/16 at 6:31 pm to Womski
I lie and say I'm a plant operator.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 6:45 pm to Womski
Since I don't give out free legal advice, I tell people that I'm a dog whisperer unless she is really nice looking.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 6:49 pm to Keltic Tiger
quote:
I have 2 friends who practice law, and I always address them as Morris Bart WannaBe's. They never laugh.
Probably because it's neither funny nor original.
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