Friday, December 29, 2006

Ohio unauthorized practice of law

The Ohio Supreme Court, Wednesday, held that while it was “not the unauthorized practice of law for a nonlawyer to represent another in union-election matters or the legislation of a collective-bargaining agreement when the activities of the nonlawyer are confined to providing advice & services not requiring legal analysis, conclusions, or training;” it was unauthorized practice “to draft or write a contract or other legal instrument on behalf of another that is intended to create a legally binding relationship between an employer and a union, even if the contract is copied from a form book or one previously prepared by a lawyer.”

Opinion
Court’s summary

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