attorney record

noun

The documentation or information that an attorney maintains about a case or client, such as case files, correspondence, evidence, notes, etc.

Meanings

nounattorney record (plural attorney records)

plural attorney records

  1. lawThe documentation or information that an attorney maintains about a case or client, such as case files, correspondence, evidence, notes, etc.

    A new attorney file is created by adding the corresponding case record to every attorney record. The attorney records for which there is no case record are dropped.

    1970, Mitre Corporation, Automobile Accident Litigation - A Report of the Federal Judicial Center to the Department of Transportation, page 335

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of attorney of record.

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