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Criminal Law Distinguished From Civil Law
Civil lawyers should be distinguished from criminal lawyers. Both go to the same type of law schools, and receive the same legal education. Both civil and criminal attorneys also sit for the same bar examination before becoming attorneys. But civil attorneys and criminal lawyers usually practice an entirely different set of laws in different court systems.
The criminal attorney solves problems that arise when a person commits a “public wrong” against all of the other citizens of society as a whole. Public wrongs are generally more serious than private wrongs, often involving violence, premeditation, and grievous bodily injury.
Often, civil law cases involve substantial amounts of money, whereas criminal cases do not necessarily.
If you are in need of an attorney in order to incorporate a business, get money for property damage, file for bankruptcy, buy an expensive piece of real estate, or apply for an immigration visa, you generally are looking for a civil attorney.
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