retainer — re·tain·er /ri tā nər/ n [Anglo French retener act of engaging or employing, from retener retenir to engage, retain] 1: the act of a client by which the services of a lawyer are engaged 2: a fee paid to a lawyer for advice or services or for a… … Law dictionary
Retainer — A retainer may refer to: * In feudal times, a retainer may be an individual who serves, is contracted, or is indebted to a lord, king or emperor. These individuals ranged from knights and lords in Europe, to warlords and samurai in Asia. Similar… … Wikipedia
retainer — The act of withholding what one has in one s own hands by virtue of some right. In the practice of law, when a client hires an attorney to represent him, the client is said to have retained the attorney. This act of employment is called the… … Black's law dictionary
retainer — The act of a person in engaging an attorney at law professionally, whether by express agreement or impliedly by seeking and obtaining his advice and assistance. 7 Am J2d Attys § 91. A preliminary fee given to counsel to secure his services or to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… … Wikipedia
Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr. — Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr. (1858 ndash; May 17, 1942) [The Ohio Death Index lists Harry A Toulmin Sr.; died 25 Mar 1942; Montgomery County ] was the American lawyer located in Springfield, Ohio, who wrote the flying machine patent application that … Wikipedia
Oneida Cnty. v. Oneida Indian Nation of N.Y. State — Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 1, 1984 … Wikipedia
Usual, customary and reasonable — (UCR) was an American method of generating health care prices,[1] described as more or less whatever doctors decided to charge. [2] According to Steven Schroeder, Wilbur Cohen inserted UCR into the Social Security Act of 1965 in an unsuccessful… … Wikipedia
Business broker — A business broker is a person or firm who/which acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of small businesses. Business brokers, also called business transfer agents, or intermediaries, assist buyers and sellers of privately held small… … Wikipedia
