Attorney at law - unofficial, but more often used in professional circles term that refers to a lawyer specializing in the professional representation of the interests of stakeholders in judicial and other jurisdictional authorities. The appearance of this specialization is due to the rapid development of the legal services market in Russia today, requiring participants increasingly narrow specializations, as a condition of preservation of competence in a selected area of ??legal practice. The term "attorney at law" may be referred to lawyers, corporate and private practice lawyers, ie any experts who have chosen legal representation as the main direction of their professional development. In pre-revolutionary Russian court attorneys called "Barrister" and had officially secured legal status. We believe that in the near future litigation attorneys also will gain official status in Russia.