Hagan & Van Camp, P.S. v. Kassler Escrow, Inc.

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• Under Washington Constitution art. 4, § 1, “the Supreme Court is given the exclusive power to regulate the practice of law.”
• regulation of the practice of law is within the sole province of the judiciary
• regulation of the practice of law is within the sole province of the judiciary
• since the regulation of the practice of law is within the sole province of the judiciary, encroachment by the Legislature may be held by the court to violate the separation of powers doctrine
• since the regulation of the practice of law is within the sole province of the judiciary, encroachment by the Legislature may be held by the court to violate the separation of powers doctrine
• the practice of law “ ‘is generally acknowledged to include not only the doing or performing of services in the courts of justice, throughout the various stages thereof, but in a larger sense includes the legal advice and counsel ... by which legal rights and obligations are established.’ ”

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