Perspective
Aug. 9, 2014
Mind the murky edges of the unauthorized practice of law
Only in the last century have bar associations and state courts sought to monitor whether nonlawyers were engaging in the practice of law outside a courtroom setting. By Kimberley Reeder
The earliest rules regulating the unauthorized practice of law tended to focus on who would be permitted to appear in courts. These rules originated in the need of courts to regulate the conduct of individuals practicing before them. In was only in the last century that bar associations and state courts sought to monitor whether nonlawyers were engaging in the practice of law outside a courtroom setting. See Derek A. Denckla, "Nonlawyers ...
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