Also known as: law agents · law-agent · law-agents · solicitor · legal agent
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A person authorized to represent clients in legal proceedings and transactions.
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Leo Lynch, acting as law agent for a client, urged a clerk to conceal subpoenaed files believing the clerk had access. The clerk refused and secured the documents. Lynch's liability for solicitation stands because the law assesses his intent based on the facts as he believed them to exist.
Luke Latham, serving as law agent, prepared interview summaries for pending litigation. Opposing counsel sought the notes in discovery. The court shielded the materials because they reflected the agent's mental impressions formed during representation.
Liam Larson, retained as law agent by the Department of Justice, investigated executive branch officials. The appointment was challenged as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court upheld the arrangement because the agent operated under limited, temporary authority removable for cause.
Leonard Lowe, functioning as law agent for the President, advised on personnel decisions. A dismissed employee sued for damages. Absolute immunity barred the claim because the agent's actions fell within the outer perimeter of delegated authority.
Luis Lopez, engaged as law agent in a juvenile proceeding, faced allegations requiring clear proof. The court required the government to establish every element beyond a reasonable doubt. The standard protected the client's liberty interest throughout the hearing.
Levi Lowe, retained as law agent for affected parties, challenged a state constitutional amendment. The amendment barred local protections for a specific group. The Court struck it down because the classification lacked a rational relationship to any legitimate governmental interest.
No. The law agent's culpability is measured by the circumstances the agent believed to exist at the time of the solicitation.
A law agent structures transactions for the trustee. When the agent also represents the counterparty, the transaction triggers a presumption of conflict under the duty of loyalty.
A law agent may not initiate live person-to-person contact with a specific individual known to face a particular legal problem when pecuniary gain is a significant motive, absent a prior relationship or other exception.
…own choice and, more recently, that he has a right to free counsel if he is unable to pay.[^maj-54] A letter received from the Solicitor General in response to a question from the Bench makes it clear that the present pattern of warnings and respect for the rights of the individual followed as a practice by the FBI is…