Attorney at law
PROFESSIONAL TITLE FOR LAWYERS IN SOME JURISDICTIONS
Attorney-at-law; Attorney at Law; Attorney at-law; Attorneys at Law; Attorney of law; Attorneys at law; Attorneys-at-law; Attorney-At-Law
Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States. In Canada, it is used only in Quebec as the English term for avocat.