Questions tagged [unlicensed-practice]

I see a lot about why people aren't allowed to practice law on behalf of another person, but I do not see any positive justification for allowing a pro se litigant to practice law on behalf of himself. Is there a court case that decided pro se's are…

Suppose you advise someone to hire attorney because it is your opinion that certain facts exist and that they are "illegal". Further, suppose you are not an attorney and the process of advising this person has nothing to do with you representing…

I asked my state board of counseling professionals for an advisory ruling. Here is the statute that says I can ask for an advisory ruling from them: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/5/title5sec9001.html "Upon written request of any…

I have heard that it is against the law. A message reads as follows describing this: Can we have an investigation of the attorney for practicing law without a license? I asked my mother and she said that it is against the law to practice law in a…