California Freelance Paralegal Rule
Unauthorized Practice of Law, or UPL, in its most basic form occurs when a non-attorney practices law or an attorney practices law where he does not hold licensure. Every state has UPL statutes on the books and running afoul of them is a criminal offense.
UPL charges can be levied in a dry, procedural manner, such as when a lawyer practices in a jurisdiction where he is not licensed. But in recent decades, states have used these laws most enthusiastically as a weapon to protect the attorney monopoly on legal services.
This is bad news for the general public. The American Bar Association’s own 1994 Comprehensive Legal Needs Study reveals that a real problem exists for lower income people who cannot afford attorney assistance when legal problems beset them.
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