RONALD M. CANTER

        If a lawyer's client is a corporation, the lawyer is known as "house counsel" and advises the company concerning legal issues related to its activities. These issues might involve government regulations, contracts with other companies, property interests, patents, or collective bargaining agreements with unions.

ATTORNEY RONALD M. CANTER:

        A significant number of attorneys are employed by government at the various levels. Some of them work for State prosecutors, attorneys general, and public defenders in criminal courts. Attorneys also investigate cases for the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies - at the Federal level . Government lawyers also help develop programs, draft and interpret laws and legislation, establish enforcement procedures, and argue civil and criminal cases on behalf of the government.
        Other attorneys or lawyers work for nonprofit organizations, legal aid societies-private established to serve disadvantaged people. These attorneys and lawyers generally handle civil, rather than criminal, cases.