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April 7, 2023 at am. A counsel is a lawyer who provides legal advice and guidance to clients, while a partner is a lawyer who has ownership in a law firm and shares in its profits.
Counsel is commonly used as a noun to mean ?advice? and as a verb to mean ?to give advice to.? The term legal counsel most commonly refers to a person's legal representation (that is, their attorney or team or attorneys) or to the services or advice provided as part of such representation.
?Of Counsel? Definition: ABA Formal Opinion 90-357 (1990) 90-357 defines the ?Of Counsel? professional designation as a ?close, regular, personal relationship? with a lawyer or law firm that is other than that of a partner or associate or the equivalent of a partner or associate.
To counsel is to provide legal advice or guidance to someone on specific subject matter. Counsel is also a lawyer giving advice about a legal matter and representing clients in court. See also: Counselor and Attorney.
Somewhere between an independent contractor and the more traditional associate or partner, is the ?of counsel? designation that signifies its own relation. Traditionally, an individual designated as ?of counsel? in California would be a retired partner who remains available to the firm for occasional consultation.