An attorney affiliated with a law firm but is not actually a member as an employee, such as a partner or associate. This is an attorney who may work on individual cases that are brought into the firm that deal with the attorney's specialty or for a semi-retired member of the firm. A phrase commonly applied in practice to the counsel employed by a party in a cause, and … [Read more...] about OF COUNSEL
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OCCUR
To happen. … [Read more...] about OCCUR
OF COURSE
That which may be done, in the course of legal proceedings, without making any application to the court; that which is granted by the court without further inquiry, upon its being asked; as, a rule to plead is a matter of course. Any action or step taken in the course of judicial proceedings which will be allowed by the court upon mere application, without any inquiry or … [Read more...] about OF COURSE
OCCURRENCE
Something that happened. An event. … [Read more...] about OCCURRENCE
OF FORCE
In force; extant; not obsolete; existing as a binding or obligatory power. … [Read more...] about OF FORCE