attorney-at-law
noun
at·tor·ney-at-law
ə-ˈtər-nē-ˈat-ˈlȯ 
plural attorneys-at-law
: a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients
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the sign on the door read "Blalock Smith, Attorney-at-Law"
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