Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
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If a lawyer from one state moves to calif. and takes a depositions for firm( case has gone to discovery)prior to his adimittance to the state bar of ca. is it unautorized practice of law?
1 Answer from Attorneys
it may or may not be illegal
If he is in California taking a deposition for a case filed in another state where he is licensed then it is legal for him to do that. If he is taking a deposition in a California case it is illegal unless he has the permission from the California court to do it. Sometimes a client has an out of state lawyer and wishes that lawyer to handle the case or associate in on it. There is a procedure where the lawyer can petition the court to allow him to handle a particular case. To find out for sure you need to check the court file in the case.
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