Dec 9, 2013 | Corporate Glossary, Estate Planning Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary, Transactional Glossary
An agent or someone authorized to act for another, who has been qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services, including appearing in court. Each state has a bar examination which is a qualifying test to practice law.Dec 9, 2013 | Estate Planning Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary
The court officer who oversees administrative functions, especially managing the flow of cases through the court.Dec 9, 2013 | Corporate Glossary, Estate Planning Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary, Transactional Glossary
Legal advice; a term also used to refer to the lawyers in a case.Dec 9, 2013 | Estate Planning Glossary, Glossary
Attorney-in-fact or proxy appointed and authorized to make medical decisions in any situation where a person is unable to communicate. The Durable Power of Attorney Health Care is not just limited to the event of becoming permanently unconscious or terminally ill and...Dec 9, 2013 | Estate Planning Glossary, Glossary
Commonly, all the possessions of one who has died and are subject to probate (administration supervised by the court) and distribution to heirs and beneficiaries, all the possessions which a guardian manages for a ward (young person requiring protection and...Dec 9, 2013 | Estate Planning Glossary, Glossary
The person appointed to administer the estate of a person who has died leaving a will which nominates that person. Unless there is a valid objection, the judge will appoint the person named in the will to be executor. The executor must insure that the person’s...