I am helping a prison inmate in his litigation. For personal reasons, I do not want to enter my appearance of record. May I draft the briefs and other pleadings for him, but allow him to sign his name?
There could be two different answers to this question. The main thrust will be the Rules of Professional Conduct and the interpretation of them. But there is some case law to the contrary. Every lawyer has to check the case law in his or her particular jurisdiction.
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