United States Historical usage Historically, solicitors existed in the United States and, consistent with the pre-1850s usage in England and elsewhere, the term referred to a lawyer who argued cases in a court of equity, as opposed to an attorney who appeared only in courts of law."Glossary of Terms" , Arkansas Territorial Briefs and Records, William H. Bowen School of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, s.v. "Chancery". Retrieved 12 June 2009.- Frederic Jesup Stimpson, Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law, s.v. "Solicitors", (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1881), 273. With the chancery or equity courts disappearing or being subsumed under courts of law, by the late 19th century members of the fused profession were called "attorneys", with "solicitors" becoming obsolete.
United States Historical usage Historically solicitors existed in the United States and consistent with the pre-1850s usage in England and elsewhere the term referred to a lawyer who argued cases in a court of equity as opposed to an attorney who appeared only in courts of law"Glossary of Terms"  Arkansas Territorial Briefs and Records William H Bowen School of Law University of Arkansas at Little Rock sv "Chancery" Retrieved 12 June 2009- Frederic Jesup Stimpson Glossary of Technical Terms Phrases and Maxims of the Common Law sv "Solicitors" (Boston Little Brown and Co 1881) 273 With the chancery or equity courts disappearing or being subsumed under courts of law by the late 19th century members of the fused profession were called "attorneys" with "solicitors" becoming obsolete