Definition
n. the attorney who has appeared in court and/or signed pleadings or other forms on behalf of a client. The lawyer remains the attorney of record until some other attorney or the client substitutes for him/her, he/she is allowed by the court to withdraw, or after the case is closed. Sometimes lawyers find themselves still on the record in cases (such as divorces) which they believe have long since been completed.
Context: Used in Family Law
Examples
- In practice, “attorney of record” means the attorney who has appeared in court and/or signed pleadings or other forms on behalf of a client.