CASE LAWYER

case lawyer.An attorney whose knowledge is largely confined to a specific field of expertise.“A working lawyer cannot expect to keep abreast of all this output of ideas, but he can at least study some portion so as to liberalize his views of law and to avoid the reproach of being a mere case lawyer.” Lord Wright, The Study of Law, 54 Law Q. Rev. 185, 185 (1938). [Blacks Law 8th]