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· 11/16/1978

Washington State Bar Ass'n v. Great Western Union Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

Citations

  • 586 P.2d 870
  • 91 Wash. 2d 48
  • 1978 Wash. LEXIS 1148

How courts have described this case

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

  • general rule is that unchallenged findings of a trial court will be treated as verities on appeal
  • “It is the nature and character of the service performed which governs whether given activities constitute the practice of law.”
  • “The ‘practice of law’ does not lend itself easily to precise definition.”
  • “The ‘practice of law’ does not lend itself easily to precise definition”
  • “[i]t is our duty to protect the public from the activity of those who, because of lack of professional skills, may cause injury whether they are members of the bar or persons never qualified for or admitted to the bar.”

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Judges: Stafford

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