S.F. firm must distance itself from ‘disgraced’ lawyer 
Published: December 13, 2012
Tags: attorney discipline, ethics, immigration, legal ethics, unauthorized practice of law
A San Francisco immigration firm must notify its clients that its founder resigned from the bar in the face of disciplinary charges, according to an injunction upheld last week by the California Court of Appeal.
In-house counsel gets permanent double disbarment
Published: December 4, 2012
Tags: attorney discipline, disbarment, ethics, in-house counsel, legal ethics, professional responsibility, unauthorized practice of law, Verizon, WorldCom
A lawyer who continued to work as an in-house attorney after he had been disbarred has now been permanently disbarred.
New ethics proposals would facilitate cross-border practice
Published: September 22, 2011
Tags: ABA, ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, American Bar Association, conflict of interest, cross-border practice, ethics, lawyer advertising, lawyer marketing, multijurisdictional practice, unauthorized practice of law
An American Bar Association ethics panel has proposed rule changes that would make it easier for lawyers to engage in cross-border practice, while making clear that one’s “virtual presence” in another jurisdiction may trigger a rule violation.
Paralegal site charged with unauthorized practice of law
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: June 1, 2011
Tags: advertising, ethics, paralegal services, paralegals, unauthorized practice of law, websites
Faced with what increasingly is becoming a problem for bar associations across the country, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has determined that a Texas paralegal services company was engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in Rhode Island.
Fines for unauthorized practice of law not dischargeable
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: automatic stay, unauthorized practice of law
Penalties for the unauthorized practice of law are not dischargeable in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.
$6.4M fine in Ohio for illegal practice of law
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 15, 2009
Tags: professional responsibility, Rules of Professional Conduct, unauthorized practice of law
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered two estate planning companies and their co-owners to pay nearly $6.4 million, the state’s largest-ever fine for the fraudulent practice of law.
