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Texas Sues Former Prisoner Over Unauthorized Practice of Law

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2010 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News December, 2010, page 19
Filed under: Court Access, Paralegals. Location: Texas.
by Matt Clarke

On May 12, 2010, the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (UPLC), a nine-member body appointed by the Texas Supreme Court that is responsible for enforcing statutes prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law, filed suit against Tony R. Davis, a former federal prisoner, and his two affiliated companies, ...

 

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