Definition

Corporate lawyer. A lawyer who represents a corporation in court trials or who provides legal advice to a corporation. Corporate lawyers often belong to firms consisting of many partners. Corporate lawyers have been criticized by Ralph Nader for acting too often as attorneys (i.e., zealously advocating their client's interest) and not often enough as lawyers (i.e., doing what is in the best interest of society in their role as officers of the court.) Nader's argument reflects a particular position on legal ethics which may or may not be in accord with the position of the American Bar Association or other national societies. A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... It has been suggested that Incorporation (business) be merged into this article or section. ... A court is an official, public forum which a sovereign establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ... In law, an attorney who is a part-owner of a legal firm. ... Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American activist lawyer who opposes the power of large corporations and has worked for decades on environmental, consumer rights, and pro-democracy issues. ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ... Legal ethics refers to an ethical code governing those in the practice of law. ... American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ...

References

• No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America, by Ralph Nader and Wesley J. Smith. ISBN 0375752587