Unauthorized Practice of Law

 

VIRGINIA UPL OPINION 104

The Publishing of Legal Information in a Virginia
Newspaper by a Foreign Attorney.

It is not the unauthorized practice of law for an attorney licensed in a foreign jurisdiction to publish newspaper articles containing general legal information in a Virginia newspaper. General legal information is distinguished from specific legal advice to specific clients with regard to their respective problems.

Committee Opinion
April 17, 1987

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