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Corporations Practicing Law Through Lawyers: Why the Unauthorized Practice of Law Doctrine Should Not Apply
Missouri Law Review (2000)
  • Grace M. Giesel
Abstract
The corporate practice of law doctrine is illogical and out of step with the modern practice of law when the actual renderer of legal services is an attorney. This paper argues that conflict of interest rules and other rules of professional responsibiity should be used to regulate lawyer involvement in the corporate practice of law. The unauthorized practice of law corporate practice doctrine should be abandoned.
Keywords
  • professional responsibility,
  • unauthorized practice of law,
  • corporate practice of law,
  • rule 5.5
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Publication Date
February, 2000
Citation Information
Grace M. Giesel. "Corporations Practicing Law Through Lawyers: Why the Unauthorized Practice of Law Doctrine Should Not Apply" Missouri Law Review Vol. 65 Iss. 1 (2000)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/grace_giesel/12/