Commercial Development

[Gustavo Niemeyer]

[...]
> > It is frequently claimed that it is illegal for non-lawyers to give legal
> > advice in the US.  This is false.
> 
> 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.
> 
> In addition, their is a federal law that makes it illegal for a non-lawyer 
> to give legal advice across state lines.
> 
> Thus, since we have complete coverage, it's illegal, in the US, for 
> non-lawyers to give legal advice.

It means you're in trouble, because you're giving us legal advice.

-- 
Gustavo Niemeyer

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