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· 7/26/1989

Kennedy v. Bar Ass'n of Montgomery County, Inc.

Citations

  • 561 A.2d 200
  • 316 Md. 646
  • 1989 Md. LEXIS 113

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that state court could regulate the practice of law in federal courts located in the state
  • concluding that “the very acts of interview, analysis and explanation of legal rights constitute practicing law ”
  • holding attorney practicing law in Maryland on a regular basis, advising clients and preparing legal documents, for several years without Maryland license engaged in unauthorized practice of law
  • using legal education, training, and experience to apply legal analysis to client’s problems constitutes practice of law
  • rejecting a definition of law practice that “would be impossible to apply and enforce in the real world”
  • “Utilizing legal education, training, and experience an attorney applies the special analysis of the profession to a client’s problem.”

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Judges: Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Adkins, Blackwell, Smith

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