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closing arguments
trial, lawyers' presentations summarizing the evidence and attempting to persuade the jury to draw conclusions favorable to their clients. Closing arguments, like opening statements, are not themselves evidence. Source: Federal Judicial Center
closing statement
lawyer requests the judge or jury to consider the evidence and apply the law in his or her client's favor. Source: FindLaw
co-counsel
co-counsel : an attorney who assists in or shares the responsibility of representing a client
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confidential communication
confidential communication : a communication between parties to a confidential relation (as husband and wife, attorney and client, or doctor and patient) such that the recipient of the communication has a privilege exempting him or her
conflict of interest
in a position of trust 2 : a conflict between competing duties (as in an attorney's representation of clients with adverse interests) see also ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct in the Important Laws section
counsel
amend. VI"] [a right to ] b : a lawyer appointed or engaged to advise or represent a client in legal matters (as negotiations or the drafting of documents) compare attorney NOTE: A judge who has acted
fee
upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain obtained for the client called also contingency contingent fee compare champerty, maintenance fil·ing fee : a fee charged for the filing of
fiduciary relationship
where established by the conduct of the parties. Typical fiduciary relationships exist between agents and principals, attorneys and clients, executors or administrators and legatees or heirs, trustees and beneficiaries, corporate directors or officers and stockholders, receivers or
fund
set aside for a specific objective cli·ent security fund : a fund established by each state to compensate clients for losses suffered due to their attorneys' misappropriation of funds common trust fund : an in-house trust fund
john
john : a prostitute's client
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