Appointed counsel definition

Appointed counsel or “appointed attorney” means an attorney appointed to
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Appointed counsel or “appointed attorney” means an attorney appointed by the court under Probate Code section 1470 or 1471 who assumes direct personal responsibility for representing a ward or proposed ward, a conservatee or proposed conservatee, or a person alleged to lack legal capacity in a proceeding under division 4 of the Probate Code.
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Appointed counsel or “appointed attorney” means an attorney appointed to represent a person in a death penalty appeal, death penalty–related habeas corpus proceedings, or an appeal of a decision in death penalty–related habeas corpus proceedings. Appointed counsel may be either lead counsel or associate counsel.
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Examples of Appointed counsel in a sentence

  • Appointed counsel shall fulfill applicable state and national standards of performance, including those of the Oregon State Bar, American Bar Association, National Juvenile Defender Center and National Legal Aid and Defender Association.

  • Appointed counsel shall fulfill applicable state and national standards of performance, including those of the Oregon State Bar, American Bar Association, National Juvenile Defender Center, and National Legal Aid and Defender Association.

  • Appointed counsel representing a prevailing party may apply for an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs against the opposing party, where such an award is authorized by applicable statute, rule or other provision of law.

  • Appointed counsel may not condition the undertaking or continuation of the party’s representation on the making of such an agreement.

  • Appointed counsel shall represent the interests of both the employee and the Employer.


More Definitions of Appointed counsel

Appointed counsel means an attorney appointed to represent an indigent party in a death penalty case;
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