[Def Conservative]

Cain said “I can’t give you a definitive answer on that until we consult with our legal attorneys”

Is there any other kind - of attorney, that is?
Fashion attorneys? Dental attorneys? Zoological attorneys? Biblical attorneys?

[Smokin' Joe]

No there are shysters, criminal attorneys, ambulance chasers... Maybe he has a few who are ‘legal’...

[MaxMax]

What? Ever heard “Court Judge”? Good grief.

[mkjessup]

Cain said “I can’t give you a definitive answer on that until we consult with our legal attorneys”
Is there any other kind - of attorney, that is? Fashion attorneys? Dental attorneys? Zoological attorneys? Biblical attorneys?

Don't be a smart ass.

[antceecee]

What an ass you are.

[newzjunkey]

Yes there are other types of attorneys. If you are given power of attorney over a person's healthcare decisions, you are an attorney (attorney-in-fact) but you are not an attorney-at-law.

This is not a gaffe by Cain even if it might look like one.

[RoosterRedux]

Actually, an attorney is, particularly in England and Wales, an agent appointed to act on behalf of a person (an attorney-in-fact). An attorney-at-law is a more formal term for lawyer.

The reason I know this is that an old associate (and stickler for word usage) used to correct me when I used the term "attorney" (by reminding me needlessly that one should say "lawyer").

[Paladin2]

"Is there any other kind - of attorney, that is?"

Well, one could always consult with attorneys who are illegally in the country, making them illegal attorneys. Or those who have had their law licenses "suspended", like MooseShell.