Legal Question in Constitutional Law in District of Columbia

Did Nancy Grace Break The Law by Giving Free Legal Advice to Donald Trump

On national television, Nancy Grace, who is not a lawyer, stated that she was giving free legal advice to Donald Trump, and proceeded to advise Donald Trump to request a jury trial on a case likely to be taken up in federal court, saying in effect that federal judges in Florida were corrupt and that Donald Trump should not rely on them to render an impartial decision.

Did Nancy Grace break the law?

Is it, or is it not, illegal for a non-lawyer to give legal advice?

Are Donald Trump and Nancy Grace, in their respective acts of civil disobediance, our new champions of justice-- like Reverend Martin Luther King, who said that ''Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.''

What happens if everyone follows Nancy Grace's advice and asks for a jury trial on matters usually decided by administrative judges? Wouldn't this wreak havoc on the American judicial system?


Asked on 1/26/07, 11:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Did Nancy Grace Break The Law by Giving Free Legal Advice to Donald Trump

Au contraire, Nancy Grace is a lawyer,

a former prosecutor in one of the southern states(Georgia?), although, having evolved into a television personalty, she may no longer be an active member of a state bar. Nevertheless, her purported advice to D. Trump in no way contravened any law

or even any ethical canons which may apply to attorneys of which I'm aware.

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Answered on 1/26/07, 8:12 pm


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