DOE v. CONDON

No. 25138.

341 S.C. 22 (2000)

532 S.E.2d 879

John DOE, Alias, Petitioner, v. Charles M. CONDON, Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 5, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Sidney Connor, IV, of Kelaher, Connell & Connor, P.C. of Surfside Beach, for petitioner.

Assistant Attorney General Jennifer A. Deitrick, of Columbia, for respondent.

Disciplinary Counsel Henry B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for amicus curiae Office of Disciplinary Counsel.


PER CURIAM:

Petitioner sought to have the Court accept this matter in its original jurisdiction to determine whether certain tasks performed by a non-attorney employee in a law firm constitute the unauthorized practice of law. Specifically, petitioner asks (1) whether it is the unauthorized practice of law for a paralegal employed by an attorney to conduct informational seminars for the general public on wills and trusts without the attorney being present; (2) whether...

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