Legal Opinion
Henize v. Giles
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1986No. 85-545PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCelebrezze, C.J.
The primary issue raised in this appeal is whether the representation of an employer by an actuarial firm, through a non-lawyer, at a benefits hearing before a referee of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.
For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and hold that interested parties or their non-lawyer representatives appearing at administrative unemployment compensation hearings before the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review are not engaged in the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Cowern v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- State ex rel. Reynolds v. DingerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by42 opinions
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