### Question
How is the term attorney defined?


### Answer
The term **attorney** is defined in *8 CFR § 1.1* as the following:

> any person who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any State, possession, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, and is not under any order of any court suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, or otherwise restricting him in the practice of law.

#### Citation:
  - *8 CFR § 1.1*
  - Heading: **Title 8—Aliens and Nationality > PART 1—DEFINITIONS > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION)**

