Can anyone tell me the difference among: lawyer,attorney, counselor, the last one referring to lawyer as well?
A lawyer is a general term for anyone who practices law, or who has a law degree. An attorney (in North America) is a particular type of lawyer whose job is to give legal advice to a client and/or to represent them in legal matters. Counselor is another general term for someone who gives advice or a lawyer, and in North America is also used as a form of address when speaking to an attorney. For example in a US court, the attorneys would typically address the judge as “your honor”, and he/she would address them as “counselor”. For most purposes in the US, all three terms are close to being interchangeable, meaning someone who practices law. Letters after people’s names usually mean either a qualification they possess, or an organisation they belong to. For example after my name I can put BSc MIET, the first indicating that I have a Bachelor of Science degree, and the second indicating that I am a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. I am not aware of A.C.D., but ACE,
