How should the attorney-in-fact sign when acting as an attorney-in-fact?
The attorney-in-fact will always want to add after his or her signature that the document is being signed “as attorney-in-fact for” the Principal. If the attorney-in-fact only signs his or her own name, he or she may be held personally accountable for whatever was signed. As long as the signature clearly conveys that the document is being signed in a representative capacity and not personally, the attorney-in-fact is protected.
The attorney-in-fact will always want to add after his or her signature that the document is being signed “as attorney-in-fact for” the Principal. If the attorney-in-fact only signs his or her own name, he or she may be held personally accountable for whatever was signed. As long as the signature clearly conveys that the document is being signed in a representative capacity and not personally, the attorney-in-fact is protected. Though lengthy, it is, therefore, best to sign as follows: John Smith, as attorney-in-fact for Samantha Doe. In this example John Smith is the attorney-in-fact and Samantha Doe is the principal.
