OPINION 94-105
SUBJECT: Is an out-of-state attorney who represents clients in Pennsylvania at a real estate
settlement and provides them with advice on Pennsylvania Law with regard to that
settlement engaged in the authorized practice of law?
It is the OPINION of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Unauthorized Practice of Law
Committee that an out-of-state who appears in Pennsylvania at real estate settlements, whether
representing the seller or the buyer and who provides them with advice on the effect of
Pennsylvania Law on the legal aspects of the transaction is engaged in the unauthorized
practice of law in Pennsylvania.
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