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Opinion 22-03 |
Law Firms | Multijurisdictional Practice | Unauthorized Practice of Law
It does not violate the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct for an Illinois-licensed lawyer to practice Illinois law from a geographic location outside of Illinois where the Illinois lawyer is not licensed.
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Opinion 20-08 |
Law Firms | Multijurisdictional Practice | Nonlawyer Assistants | Unauthorized Practice of Law
An out-of-state lawyer who is applying for admission in Illinois may work as a lawyer, from an office in Illinois, on cases in state and federal courts to which she is already admitted to practice, as long as those state and federal jurisdictions permit such practice. The lawyer also may work on Illinois legal matters under appropriate supervision, with disclosure that she is not admitted to practice in Illinois.
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Opinion 16-01 |
Law Firm Name and Letterhead | Law Firms | Multijurisdictional Practice
A law firm organized as a professional corporation in a state other than Illinois, and registered as a law firm in its state of incorporation, is required to register as a law firm with the Illinois Supreme Court if one of its shareholders, admitted to the Illinois bar, practices law in Illinois in the name of the professional corporation.
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Opinion 13-08 |
Multijurisdictional Practice | Nonlawyer Assistants | Unauthorized Practice of Law
An out-of-state lawyer may practice immigration law in Illinois with the use of a properly supervised nonlawyer in Illinois who collects information to be used by the lawyer in filling out immigration forms.
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Opinion 12-17 |
Advertising and Solicitation | Arbitration and Mediation | Multijurisdictional Practice | Unauthorized Practice of Law
Representation of a party in a grievance arbitration in Illinois may be considered the practice of law, however, a lawyer licensed in another state may serve as representative of a party at a grievance arbitration without being admitted to practice in Illinois so long as the representation is in accordance with Illinois Rules of professional Conduct RPC 5.5(b) and (c).
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Opinion 12-09 |
Multijurisdictional Practice | Unauthorized Practice of Law
Non-Illinois lawyer partnering with Illinois lawyer in Illinois and advising clients on Illinois law
A lawyer not admitted in Illinois may not primarily practice in this state, physically or through a virtual office, even if the co-owner of the law firm is a lawyer, licensed in Illinois, who has direct supervision of the non-admitted lawyer on matters involving Illinois clients.
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Opinion 02-04 |
Multijurisdictional Practice | Unauthorized Practice of Law
An attorney licensed in State X who negotiates, from his office in State X, his clients' claim for medical matters in State Y, where no lawsuit has been filed and where the attorney is not licensed, does not engage in the unauthorized practice of law, and need not associate with an attorney in State Y to conduct this negotiation.
- Opinion 744 | Multijurisdictional Practice | Nonlawyer Assistants
