Legal Opinion
United Mine Workers v. Illinois State Bar Ass'n
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 5, 1967No. 33PublishedCited by 554 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The Illinois State Bar Association and others filed this complaint to enjoin the United Mine-Workers of America, District 12, from engaging in certain practices alleged to constitute the unauthorized practice of law. The essence of the complaint was that the Union had employed a licensed attorney on a salary basis to represent any of its members who wished his services to prosecute workmen's compensation claims before the Illinois Industrial Commission. The trial court found from facts that were not in dispute that employment of an attorney by the association for this purpose did constitute…
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