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Grace M. Giesel

2000

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Corporations Practicing Law Through Lawyers: Why The Unauthorized Practice Of Law Doctrine Should Not Apply, Grace M. Giesel Jan 2000

Corporations Practicing Law Through Lawyers: Why The Unauthorized Practice Of Law Doctrine Should Not Apply, Grace M. Giesel

Grace M. Giesel

The corporate practice of law doctrine is illogical and out of step with the modern practice of law when the actual renderer of legal services is an attorney. This paper argues that conflict of interest rules and other rules of professional responsibiity should be used to regulate lawyer involvement in the corporate practice of law. The unauthorized practice of law corporate practice doctrine should be abandoned.