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try

to participate as lawyer or counsel in the trial of : bring to trial on behalf of a client [was unqualified to death penalty cases]

suborn

a witness] 2 : to induce (perjury) or obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness [an attorney and his client were jointly charged with ing perjury and perjury, respectively "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"] sub·orn·er n

solicitor

an agent that solicits customers (as in insurance) or charitable contributions 2 : a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts 3 :

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retainer agreement

retainer agreement A contract between the client and attorney sets forth the nature of services to be performed, costs, expenses, and related matters. Source: FindLaw

retainer

retener act of engaging or employing, from retener retenir to engage, retain] 1 : the act of a client by which the services of a lawyer are engaged 2 : a fee paid to a lawyer for

opinion

: advice or evaluation regarding the legal issues involved in a situation given by an attorney to a client [an of title] called also legal opinion see also opinion letter at letter b : an advisory opinion

Undue influence

on the person claiming the benefit of the disposition or act, and in some cases, e.g., gifts by clients to their solicitors (inter vivos), the onus can only be discharged by showing not only that the relationship

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