Lawyer is a general term for a person who gives legal advice and aid and who conducts suits in court.
What’s the difference between lawyer and attorney?
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. The word attorney comes from French meaning ‘one appointed or constituted’ and the word’s original meaning is of a person acting for another as an agent or deputy.
In the US, they are one and the same.
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