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Re: Commercial Development
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at synopsys dot COM>
- To: dan at dberlin dot org (Daniel Berlin)
- Cc: jbuck at synopsys dot COM (Joe Buck), dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar),M dot Wenke at web dot de, gcc at gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:13:26 -0800 (PST)
- Subject: Re: Commercial Development
I wrote:
> > It is frequently claimed that it is illegal for non-lawyers to give legal
> > advice in the US. This is false.
Daniel writes:
> Actually, it's not false at all.
> It's illegal individually in all states.
> For instance, in texas, you have the "Unauthorized practices of law
> committee", created by the texas legislature, and overseen by the texas
> supreme court.
There is a distinction between "unauthorized practice of law" and "giving
legal advice".
> In addition, their is a federal law that makes it illegal for a non-lawyer
> to give legal advice across state lines.
All such laws are superseded by the First Amendment if they overreach and
attempt to block speech.