An attorney’s lien is the right of a lawyer to hold a client's property until the client pays for legal services provided. The property may include business files, official documents, and money awarded by a court. The right to an attorney's lien may come from the common law or from specific state statutes.
See e.g. Gargano v. Liberty Intern. Underwriters, Inc., 572 F.3d 45 (1st Cir. 2009)
See also: charging lien, retaining lien
[Last updated in June of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]