Unauthorized practice of law / securities arbitration

The Florida Bar Re:
Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Representation
in Securities Arbitration
(Florida Supreme Court, 7/3/97)

     The Florida Supreme Court has decided that a non-lawyer who
     represents the public in a stock exchange arbitration for
     compensation is engaged in the unauthorized practice of law,
     and will be prohibited.  The ruling applies to all three
     stages of an arbitration:  before, during, or after.  The
     decision does not affect the right of individuals to represent
     themselves; it applies only to representing others.  The court
     recognized that the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
     could override state law on this question, but it has not done
     so.

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