Leading Counsel
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That one of two or more counsel employed on the same side in a cause who has the principal management of the cause. So called as distinguished
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
That one of two or more counsel employed on the same side in a cause who has the principal management of the cause. Sometimes called the leader. So called as distinguished from the other, who is called the junior counsel. See Kino’s Counsel; Babeisteb.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
That one of two or more counsel employed on the same side in a cause who has the principal management of the cause,