The Florida Bar Re: Advisory Opinion - Shore v. Wall

James Wall filed with the Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law (Standing Committee) a request for issuance of an advisory opinion pursuant to the procedures set forth in Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 10-9.1 and this Court's opinion in Goldberg v. Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. , 35 So.3d 905 (Fla. 2010). In the request, Wall alleged that Jeffrey Paine and his company, Jupiter Asset Recovery, LLC (collectively "JAR"), engaged in the unlicensed practice of law in connection with JAR's attempt to recover surplus funds from the Manatee County Clerk of Court's registry on Wall's…