lawyerArticle Free Pass lawyer, one trained and licensed to
prepare, manage, and either prosecute or defend a court action
as an agent for another and who also gives advice on legal
matters that may or may not require court action. The lawyer
applies the law to specific cases. He investigates the facts and
the evidence by conferring with his client and reviewing
documents, and he prepares and files the pleadings in court. At
the trial he introduces evidence, interrogates witnesses, and
argues questions of law and fact. If he does not win the case,
he may seek a new trial or relief in an appellate court. In many
instances, the lawyer can bring about the settlement of a case
without trial through negotiation, reconciliation, and
compromise. In addition, the law gives individuals the power to
arrange and determine their legal rights in many matters and in
various ways, as through wills, contracts, or corporate bylaws,
and the lawyer aids in many of these arrangements. During the
20th century a rapidly developing