avogado das silveiras

Attested since the 19th century; literally, "bramble attorney".

avogado das silveiras m (plural avogados das silveiras)

1. (derogatory) a person with no formal education on law, but who boast of their knowledge on this subject

   Synonym: avogado de lareira

2. (derogatory) shyster

• avogado
• silveira

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “avogado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “avogado das silveiras”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega