What Chiles v. Salazar means for what a Florida document preparer is allowed to say We operate a legal information site for Florida’s citizens at JusticeXpressFlorida so we monitor Florida rules on unauthorizedpractic of law. A Game Changing Case On
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Florida Board of Governor's Opposes Legal Reform
The Florida Bar recommended to the Supreme Court to reject reform proposals to test allowing nonlawyer ownership in law firms, fee splitting with nonlawyers, and broadly expanding the work paralegals.
In a letter to Chief Justice Charles Canady responding to
The Future of Virtual Law Practice
The idea of “virtual law practice” is more relevant than ever in the age of the Coronavirus.”
Virtual law practice could become the new normal.
What is a “Virtual Law Practice”?
The idea of virtual lawyering can be traced to
California Task Force Proposes to Regulate Legal Software Publishers
The State Bar of California’s Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services is now proposing to regulate legal software publishers. The specific proposed recommendations that would affect legal software publishers include:
Recommendation 2.3: State-certified/registered/approved entities using technology-driven legal
The Florida Bar Proposes A Registration Scheme for Legal Self-Help Software Publishers
The Florida Bar is considering a new Chapter 23 to Register Online Service Providers. This proposal creates a framework voluntary registration of online service providers with the Florida Bar. The goal of the new rules is to provide greater
The Legal Document Preparation Industry
The legal document preparation industry has been around since the early 1990’s and has remained essentially the same, except a significant portion has moved online. It is a fast growing industry.
What is the
A Digital Flywheel for Solos and Small Law Firms: A Cautionary Tale
In 2009, I started a company called DirectLaw.com, that provided client-centered technologies to solos and small law firms.
Full Disclosure: the company still exists today but I sold my interest in 2017.
At about the same time other other
Call for an Association for the Advancement of Legal Product
By a “legal product” we mean an online consumer-facing digital application (software), for sale or free, that substitutes for the work of an attorney. A legal product offers a legal solution to a legal problem through software and automated processes.
Referee Rules Against Florida Bar in UPL Action Against TIKD Services
TIKD is a start-up based in Coral Gables, Florida created by Christopher Riley, not a member of the Florida Bar, which provides a technology platform and financial guarantee for drivers who have received a traffic ticket. The Service is offered