Attorney in Fact
A person authorized to act on behalf of someone else in business, personal, and financial matters who may or may not be a lawyer.
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What Is an Attorney in Fact?
An Attorney-in-Fact, or an agent, is someone specifically named by another through a written “power of attorney” to act for that person in the conduct of the appointers business.