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Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice

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The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow (..)

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On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement

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That set her down a path that led her last year to found Rasa Legal , an innovative justice tech company, licensed under Utah’s legal services sandbox, that is making the process of expunging a criminal record simple and affordable. state to automate the criminal record expungement process for misdemeanor offenses.

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Bragg’s Legal Slurpee: The Trump Indictment is Designed for Instant Satisfaction Without Substance

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Warning: it has no legally nutritional content… Here is the column: “We cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said of his indictment of former president Donald Trump. He insisted that Trump could not be allowed to use “fictitious legal services” for political purposes.

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Will You Survive? How Trump’s Upheaval is Reshaping Your Legal Career”

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Oyer, the pardon attorney for the DOJ, was fired March 7, 2025, and asserts her termination resulted from refusal to recommend restoration of firearm rights to Mel Gibson, who lost these rights in a 2011 misdemeanor domestic violence conviction. Corporate demand is likely to push an even larger boost of needed legal services.

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