An interesting case was just decided sanctioning a lawyer for unauthorized practice when he sent several emails from a state where he was admitted to a lawyer in Minnesota. Though perhaps a bit of an outlier, it serves as a reminder that many states still take their sovereignty seriously and will not hesitate to haul out-of-state lawyers into their disciplinary courts if they believe they are fishing without a license.
In the Minnesota matter, a lawyer from Colorado emailed a Minnesota lawyer on behalf of his mother, a Minnesota resident, who had a small claims judgment of a few thousand dollars against her concerning unpaid condo fees. He sent a financial affidavit showing that she didn’t have the dough to pay the bill, and made an offer of compromise. The lawyer on the receiving end asked if the guy was admitted in Minnesota but continued to communicate with him, even though he turned him in to disciplinary authorities.
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