Cleveland Bar Ass'n v. CompManagement, Inc.

{¶ 1} On December 15, 2004, we determined that “[n]onlawyers who appear and practice in a representative capacity before the Industrial Commission and the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in conformity to Industrial Commission Resolution No. R04-1-01 are not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.” Cleveland Bar Assn. v. CompManagement, Inc. (“CompManagement I ”), 104 Ohio St.3d 168, 2004-Ohio-6506, 818 N.E.2d 1181, syllabus. We are asked to clarify Industrial Commission Resolution No. R04-1-01 and its effect on lay representation in workers’ compensation claims.

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