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RON M. CANTER Attorney-at-Law and Attorney General The term Attorney General is used to designate the chief law enforcement officer of a state or other political jurisdiction. The Attorney General is a lawyer who represents the government, prosecutes criminal cases, defends the government from la...

RONALD M. CANTER Attorney-in-Fact and Attorney-at-Law Strictly speaking, an "attorney" is one who acts on behalf of another person in some capacity. An "attorney-in-fact" is akin to an agent who acts on behalf of another person, typically with respect to business, property, or personal matters. S...