Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 10, 2021
ABA guidance on lawyers working outside their jurisdiction
Rule 5.5 prohibits a lawyer from establishing “an office or other systematic and continuous presence … for the practice of law,” in any jurisdiction where the lawyer is not admitted, except as authorized by the rules or other law. See Rule 5.5(b)(1).
Alison Buchanan
Shareholder
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
60 S Market St Ste 1400
San Jose , CA 95113-2396
Phone: (408) 287-9501
Fax: (408) 287-2583
Email: alison.buchanan@hogefenton.com
Illinois IT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Alison's practice focuses on business litigation and professional liability. Alison is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law and recently completed a three-year term serving as a member of the State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct.
ABA Model Rule 5.5 prohibits a lawyer from establishing "an office or other systematic and continuous presence ... for the practice of law," in any jurisdiction where the lawyer is not admitted, except as authorized by the rules or other law. See Rule 5.5(b)(1). To do so constitutes the unauthorized practice of law. Moreover, assisting another lawyer in committing the unauthorized practice of law can, in and of itself, constitute a violatio...
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