Okay.... I just got off the phone with my attorney that I've used for personal matters a long time ago.
She stated that legal research in the manner that I did it was not UPL. Given the fact that the "client" and I were friends and co-workers actually helps my case out more.
The attorney stated that in MA legal advice is not legal research. Given the fact that no paperwork was ever submitted to the Bankruptcy Court, and I never filled out any Court paperwork disproves what the "client" is trying to say about myself.
My attorney says that I helped out a friend at a reasonable cost for the 30 hours of research time plus the cost of the binder. I charged approximately 11.60 cents per hour to help a "client" in looking up things on the internet and got publicly accessible information (Bankruptcy Rules of Court) for the "client". Therefore, it was a service anyone could have provided. It is not considered practice of law in Massachusetts.
My attorney actually suggested that I slap a civil lawsuit against the Attorney who wrote the letters to the Judge and U.S. Trustee's office for Slander and/or Defamation of Character. In addition, the attorney now representing the "client" acted quickly and neglected to find out other facts before writing his letters to the Judge/US Trustee's office.
Please give me you input as to whether or not you'd slap someone with a Defamation of Character/Slander suite for doing what the "client" and the attorney did.
note: I use the term "client" now loosely. I'd rather referr to the "client" a client rather then friend. |
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|  Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/12/05 10:20pm |
|  Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - JMHIER_CA on 2/12/05 10:24pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - BarbaraL/CA on 2/12/05 10:37pm |
|  Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Reginald Wilks on 2/13/05 1:46am |
|  Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Kathy on 2/13/05 8:11am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 11:39am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Ted_MI on 2/13/05 8:16am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 8:31am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! -  HisHughness on 2/13/05 8:45am |
|  Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - kmnotary_CA on 2/13/05 8:52am |
| I've A Question for You, Hugh. - Dennis D Broadbooks on 2/13/05 9:17am |
|  Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - HisHughness on 2/13/05 9:48am |
|  Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - BrendaTX on 2/13/05 9:57am |
|  Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - CaliNotary on 2/13/05 1:25pm |
|  Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - CarolynCO on 2/13/05 4:04pm |
| Thanks for the FREE Legal Opinion, Hugh! - Dennis D Broadbooks on 2/13/05 1:01pm |
| Re: Thanks for the FREE Legal Opinion, Hugh! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 2:08pm |
| BTW... - Dennis D Broadbooks on 2/13/05 3:00pm |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - MarleneM/USNA on 2/14/05 9:31am |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - PAW_Fl on 2/14/05 11:35am |
| Re: I've A Question for You, Hugh. - MarleneM/USNA on 2/15/05 8:09am |
| As a paralegal ... - Bobbi in CT on 2/13/05 10:47am |
| Re: As a paralegal ... - CarolynCO on 2/13/05 12:18pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 11:44am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 11:54am |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 12:07pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - HisHughness on 2/13/05 12:27pm |
| Hard to prove - Bobbi in CT on 2/13/05 12:57pm |
| Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Indiana Notary on 2/13/05 12:00pm |
 | Re: MY UPDATE (KOREY) - Korey Humphreys on 2/13/05 1:30pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - CaliNotary on 2/13/05 1:34pm |
| Re: Pro bono defined ... - CarolynCO on 2/13/05 12:36pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - art on 2/13/05 1:41pm |
| Re: Someone to listen while I blow off steam!!!! - Anonymous on 2/14/05 7:14am |
