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Benninghoff v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 30, 2006No. G035923PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

IKOLA, J.

Petitioner Charles Benninghoff, a former lawyer who resigned from the State Bar of California (State Bar) with disciplinary charges pending, seeks an extraordinary writ reversing an order whereby the court assumed jurisdiction over his practice. The court found Benninghoff had been illegally practicing law by representing parties before federal and state agencies as a self-styled “lay representative.” Benninghoff contends that laypeople may represent parties in state administrative hearings, and so this kind of representation must not constitute the practice of law. Because he…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  4. People Ex Rel. Deparment of Corporations. v. Speedee Oil Change Systems, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1999
  5. DuBois v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993

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