Lawyer Sharky

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Sylvester J. Sharky (sometimes written Sharkey) is a fictional lawyer created by Carl Barks and used in several Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories. He appears to be an anthropomorphic rat, with a huge droop-snoot nose upon which a pair of pince-nez spectacles are perched.

In The Golden Helmet (1952), the first story in which he appears, he provides legal advice to Azure Blue, who claims to be owner of North America, because he is a descendant of Olaf the Blue, a Viking explorer who discovered America in 901 AD.

Sharky often speaks in fake legal Latin, like "Hocus, locus, jocus," which means "To the landlord belong the doorknobs."

Lawyer Sharky seldom has a large role, but he is often seen in cameo appearances.