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NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. v. UNAUTHORIZED PRAC. OF LAW

No. 00-11025.

283 F.3d 650 (2002)

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMMITTEE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 20, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James William Walker (argued), Melanie Harber Sumrow, Walker Sewell, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James D. Blume (argued), Blume & Stoddard, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company ("Nationwide") sued Texas's Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (the "UPLC") in federal district court. Nationwide sought a declaration that Texas law does not prohibit it from employing salaried staff attorneys to represent its insureds in policy-related cases. Nationwide also sought a declaration that the Texas State Bar Act, as interpreted by the UPLC, violates the federal constitution. Because it found...

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