Issues such as the unauthorized practice of law, multidisciplinary practice, and multijurisdictional practice will loom larger for Wisconsin lawyers as the world flattens and nonlawyer practice increases.
This column by our State Bar's president D. Michael Guerin in Wisconsin Lawyer, November 2008 gets a reaction from David Munn, Wisconsin Bar Association vs. The World.
Connecting a discussion about globalization and competition to a discussion about UPL [unauthorized practice of law] indicates to me that the real issue is "we need to protect our turf against the foreigners and real estate agents and others who want to cut into our business."
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