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How do I determine if someone is admitted to the practice of law in Ohio? You may visit the online directory of attorneys or contact the Office of Attorney Services at attyreg@sc.ohio or 614.387. 9320.
Law firms are the destination of choice for many new law school graduates. If you are in a law firm, clients, such as individuals or businesses, would hire you to perform legal work for them.
The “bar” in bar exam or bar association is not an acronym. The origin of the term bar derives from the physical layout of a courtroom. A wood rail separates court observers from the judge, jury, lawyers, and parties in a courtroom. This wooden bar has come to symbolize the law.
The directories maintained by the state bar tend to be far more accurate than the commercial online attorney directories like Lawyer Legion, AVVO, Justia, Findlaw, Lawyers, or Best Lawyers. Many of these directories help the public look up an attorney focused on a particular practice area of the law.
Check with the Court Clerk: You can contact the court clerk's office where the case is being heard and inquire about the representation status of a party. Online Case Dockets: Some jurisdictions offer online access to case dockets, which include information about the parties and their representatives.
A good lawyer has good academic credentials, credibility and reputation. A bad lawyer will mislead his client, may be greedy, sloppy in arguments, cannot articulate well or write good drafts. A bad lawyer lacks critical thinking ability, and pretends knowledge. Good lawyers protect the interest of the client.
How does one find out which law firm or attorneys represent a particular party? If this is a case that's in court, the babe and address of the attorney of record for any party to the case is on file with the court clerk.
Even for simple and routine matters, you can't go to court for someone else without a law license. Some federal and state agencies allow non-lawyers to represent others at administrative hearings. For example, non-lawyer representatives are allowed at Social Security and Unemployment Benefit hearings.
I would contact the court clerk: if you give them your name and docket number, they should be able to pull up the name of the attorney.