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Variables petitioner and respondent provide detailed information about all parties, except the identity of the state if a state (or one of its subdivisions) is a party, petitioner and respondent variables note only whether a state is a party, not the state's name.
In UK, if you go to a lawyer with your case, he may refer you to a solicitor who is an expert in drawing up all the paperwork. The solicitor then gets a barrister to stand up in a court of law to represent your case which is the same duty fulfilled by an attorney in US. In brief: Difference Between Solicitor and Attorney. â¢ While both solicitors and attorneys are lawyers, they have different roles and duties to perform.