Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided November 12, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. Durant:
Your request for an Attorney General's opinion has been forwarded to me for research and reply. Specifically, you ask:
Does the preparation of acts of sale and other deeds regarding immovable property by contractors of the Department of Transportation and Development ["DOTD"] who are not lawyers constitute the unauthorized practice of law?
You go on to ask if these contractors are engaged in the unauthorized practice of law as proscribed by LSA-R.S. 37:212 and 213.
Ultimately, the question of what constitutes the unauthorized practice of law would rest with the judiciary, which…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crawford v. DeshotelsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Meunier v. BernichLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Charter One Mortgage Corp. v. CondraIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
- R. J. Edwards, Inc. v. HertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- Placid Oil Company v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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