#unauthorized-practice-of-law tag

Opinion: New York Wants to Protect You From AI Lawyers. It May Accidentally Rob You of One.

AI chatbots designed to provide accessible legal guidance face prohibition under proposed New York legislation that would criminalize unauthorized practice of law, despite addressing a critical justice gap affecting millions of unrepresented litigants.

Law

fromLos Angeles Times

6 days ago

DTLA law firm co-founder faces California State Bar charges for alleged out-of-state practice

California State Bar charged Downtown LA Law Group founding partner Salar Hendizadeh with illegally practicing law in multiple states without proper licensing and deceptive advertising practices.

Intellectual property law

fromABA Journal

1 week ago

OpenAI sued for practicing law without a license

OpenAI faces a lawsuit for allegedly practicing law without a license after ChatGPT provided legal assistance that encouraged a woman to breach a settlement agreement and file frivolous motions.

Law

fromwww.housingwire.com

1 month ago

YIMBY Law leader cleared of charge she broke California bar rules

The State Bar of California found Sonja Trauss engaged in political advocacy, not the unauthorized practice of law.

SF politics

fromMission Local

5 months ago

From notario to notorious: S.F.'s most famous accused fake lawyer blames it on 'satanic' Dems

Leonard Lacayo provided legal advice to immigrants without a law license, prompting multiple lawsuits and a $600,000 San Francisco court sanction.

Law

fromMission Local

5 months ago

S.F. court fines alleged Mission District immigration fraudster $600K

San Francisco court assessed over $600,000 in civil penalties and attorney fees against immigration consultant Leonard Lacayo for unlawfully offering legal services targeting vulnerable immigrants.

fromAbove the Law

6 months ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: Bullying Ban, Upsolve Overturned, Lawyers Denied In 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Limits On DC Judges, Hallucination Sanctions & More - Above the Law

Hello from California! This week I'm in the Bay Area participating in a leadership conference organized by Women Execs on Boards, an off-shoot of Harvard Business School's Women on Boards, after spending the weekend at the Omega Institute in upstate New York. (I'm gathering lots of ideas for the next edition of my book Law, Leadership, and Pipelines to Power, co-authored with Hannah Johnson, the new dean of Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.)

Law

fromAbove the Law

9 months ago

Navigating The Fine Line: Redefining Legal Advice In The Age Of Tech With Erin Levine And Quinten Steenhuis - Above the Law

Erin and Quinten agree that the definition of 'practicing law' is shifting fast, with traditional one-on-one lawyering no longer being the only model for legal service delivery.