Thread:3cooldog92/@comment-4233280-20120618023516/@comment-3247345-20120618040601

Corporate law is law that governs corporations. It deals with how they relate to consumers, shareholders and the like. Corporate lawyers represent corporations in court and to a lesser extent the people they sue/get sued by.

There's really two kinds of lawyers that deal with the bill of rights. The first is the criminal defense lawyer. They make sure defendants get all their rights and try to have their convictions/sentences vacated on appeal/post conviction relief/habeas corpus. The second kind is the kind that seeks civil damages for violations of the bill of rights. There's a federal law that allows individuals to sue states or the federal government in federal court for violations of the bill of rights under certain circumstances. In some states there are laws that allow individuals to sue for violations of their rights in state court. I know Texas has laws like that on the books, but it's really hard to use in practice since Texas is pretty tough on crime. You'd probably be better off using the federal law in federal court. But you'll learn that stuff in law school.