FTC Letter Opinions on the Unlicensed Practice of Law

FTC Letter Opinions on the Unlicensed Practice of Law

2016

FTC/DOJ Opinion to North Carolina General Assembly Regarding HB 436 Defining the Practice of Law

2009

FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Supreme Court of Hawaii Concerning Proposed Definition of the Practice of Law (April 2009) (V080004)

2008

FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Supreme Court of Hawaii Concerning Proposed Definition of the Practice of Law (Jan. 2008) (P080004)

2007

FTC Staff Comment to Mr. Carl E. Testo, Counsel, Rules Committee of the Superior Court, Concerning Proposed Rules on the Definition of the Practice of Law in Connecticut (May 2007) (V070006)

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Hon. Helene E. Weinstein Concerning New York A.B. A01837 to Establish that Certain Real Estate Services May be Provided Only by Attorneys (Apr. 2007) (V070004)

2006

FTC and Department of Justice Comments to the Honorable Helene E. Weinstein Regarding New York A.B. A05596 to Establish that Certain Services Related to Real Estate Transactions May be Provided Only by Attorneys (Jun. 2006) (V060016)

2005

FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Kansas Bar Association Concerning Proposed Definition of the Practice of Law (Feb. 2005) (V050002)

2004

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to Task Force to Define the Practice of Law in Massachusetts Concerning Draft Proposed Definition (Dec. 2004) (V050000)

FTC Staff and Department of Justice Antitrust Division Comment to the Honorable Paul Kujawski Concerning Proposed Massachusetts H.B. 180 to Authorize Non-Attorneys to Perform Certain Real Estate Settlement Services (Oct. 2004) (V040025)

FTC Amicus Curaie Brief in Cleveland Bar Association, Relator v. Compmanagement, Inc. et al. Concerning the Practice of Law Before the Ohio Industrial Commission (Supreme Court of Ohio) (Case No.: 04-0817)) (Jul. 2004) (V040023)

FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Lorrie McMahon, et al. v. Advanced Title Services Company of West Virginia Concerning Non-Attorney Performance of Settlement Services (Supreme Court of Appeals, West Virginia) (Case No. 31706)) (May 2004) (V040017)

2003

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Indiana State Bar Association Concerning the Unauthorized Practice of Law (Oct. 2003) (V030016)

FTC and Department of Justice Amici Curiae Brief On Review of UPL Advisory Opinion No. 2003-2 Concerning the Unlicensed Practice of Law in Georgia (Supreme Court of Georgia) (Case No. S03U1451) (Jul. 2003) (V030007)

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Honorable William J. Murphy et al. Concerning H. 5936 and H. 5639 to Require Lawyers to Represent Buyers in Real Estate Closings (Apr. 2003) (V020013)

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Georgia State Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law Concerning the Performance of Certain Real-Estate Closing Activities by Non-Lawyers (Mar. 2003) (V030007)

2002

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to American Bar Association Task Force on the Model Definition of the Practice of Law (Dec. 2002) (V030004)

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the North Carolina State Bar Concerning Proposed State Bar Opinions Concerning Non-Attorney Involvement in Real Estate Transactions (Jul. 2002) (V020006)

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Honorable John B. Harwood et al. Concerning Rhode Island H. 7462 to Restrict Non-Attorney Participation in Real Estate Closings (Mar. 2002) (V020013)

2001

FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Ethics Committee, North Carolina State Bar, Concerning the Involvement of Non-Attorneys in Real Estate Closing and Refinancing Transactions (Dec. 2001) (V020006)

1997

FTC Staff and Department of Justice Comment to the Supreme Court of Virginia Concerning Proposed Virginia Bar UPL Opinion 183 to Prevent Non-Lawyers from Conducting Real Estate Closings (Jan. 1997) (V960015)

1996

Practice of Law and Department of Justice Comment Before the Virginia State Bar Concerning Proposed UPL Opinion #183 (Non-Lawyers Conducting Real Estate Closings) (Sep. 1996) (V960015)

1994

FTC Staff Comment In the Matter of Amendments to the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct (Jan. 1994) (V940007)

1991

FTC Staff Comment to the American Bar Association Concerning Attorney Operation of Ancillary Business (Mar. 1991) (V910005)

1989

FTC Amicus Brief In re the Florida Bar: Formal Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Drafting of Pension Plans (Supreme Court of Florida (Case No. 74,479)) (Oct. 1989) (V890093)