Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

These sounds like a homework question. We do not answer people's homework.

This sounds like a loaded question. What makes it a loaded question is that it presupposes that the unauthorized practice of law is OK. That is erroneous, because the unauthorized practice of law is never OK.

There are specific exceptions, but they really depend on the factual circumstances involved. For example, a special hearing representative is allowed to represent claimants in Worker's Compensation proceedings, and even depositions. This rule does not extend to civil litigation, however. As one of my professors used to say, "Law does not exist in a vacuum."