Eric Rasmusen on Unauthorized Practice of Law — The Case of Free Advice
It is questionable whether states should have unauthorized practiced of law statutes and bar admission standards based on credentials rather than examinations. A first step, however, is to attack statutes that forbid a non-lawyer from giving free legal advice, whether to friend, family, or just someone who can’t afford all the legal help he needs. ... Eric Rasmusen on Unauthorized Practice of Law — The Case of Free Advice
Eric Rasmusen on Everyday Versus Fancy Law
Let me start with a couple of stories. Story 1. I’m an economist, but I got a chance to be like a real lawyer in filing an amicus brief recently (Barnes v. Indiana– here’s our brief). We had only two weeks to organize, write, and file because of an oddity of the case (a petitition ... Eric Rasmusen on Everyday Versus Fancy Law
