· 11/16/2000
Bergantzel v. Mlynarik
Citations
- 619 N.W.2d 309
- 2000 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 224
- 2000 WL 1714460
How courts have described this case
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- contingency contract directing negotiation of a settlement agreement constituted the unauthorized practice of law, making the contract unenforceable on public policy grounds
- negotiating an uninsured motorist settlement on behalf of another constituted unauthorized practice of law
- negotiating an uninsured motorist settlement on behalf of another constituted unauthorized practice of law
- agreement entitling nonlawyer to contingent fee for negotiating an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim constituted unauthorized practice of law and could not be enforced
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Judges: Ternus, McGiverin, Snell
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