They always say “Attorney at Law.” Are there attorneys at anything else?

I’ve never heard of an “attorney at insurance” or an “attorney at finance” or any other kind of attorney. Was there ever any kind of attorney besides the attorney at law?

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39 Responses to “They always say “Attorney at Law.” Are there attorneys at anything else?”

  1. good gollum Says:

    Good old wiki says that “Attorney at Law” is the official name for a Lawyer in some countries.

  2. Ken Says:

    It’s from old French – aturn, meaning “one appointed.” If you hold a power of attorney, no matter your training in law, you sign your name “as attorney in fact.”

    So, yes, there are other kinds of attorney.

  3. Jia Says:

    In my opinion , there are many kinds of laws like “law of finance” or “law of insurance” etc.
    You can also call them “attorney at law of insurance” or “attorney of law of finance” if you like.
    And the abbreviation is “attorney at law”.

  4. PropReno Says:

    The two types of pond scum-I mean attorneys that I’ve had the torture-I mean pleasure of hiring were real estate attorneys and divorce attorneys.
    Both fine examples of human leeches-I mean the legal system.
    While technically, they are supposedly skilled in all areas of the Law, they usually specialize in only a couple of aspects of it, such as Family Law or Real Estate Law.

    Perhaps they should integrate their specialize fields in their titles, such as “Attorney at Family Law” or “Attorney at Real Estate Law.”

    But either way, they’ll still be blood suckers, in my humble opinion..

  5. evilattorney Says:

    Attorney at law distinguishes the person from an attorney in fact. They may be the same person but usually, they are not.

  6. Pierre Forgeron Says:

    Attorney could be at anything ….the mind boggles

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