§ 84-5.1 – Rendering of legal services by certain nonprofit corporations.
84-5.1. Rendering of legal services by certain nonprofit corporations. (a) Subject to the rules and regulations of the North Carolina State Bar, as approved by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, a nonprofit corporation, tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), organized or authorized under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and operating […]
§ 84-6 – Exacting fee for conducting foreclosures prohibited to all except licensed attorneys.
84-6. Exacting fee for conducting foreclosures prohibited to all except licensed attorneys. It shall be unlawful to exact, charge, or receive any attorney’s fee for the foreclosure of any mortgage under power of sale, unless the foreclosure is conducted by licensed attorney-at-law of North Carolina, and unless the full amount charged as attorney’s fee is […]
§ 84-7 – District attorneys, upon application, to bring injunction or criminal proceedings.
84-7. District attorneys, upon application, to bring injunction or criminal proceedings. The district attorney of any of the superior courts shall, upon the application of any member of the Bar, or of any bar association, of the State of North Carolina, bring such action in the name of the State as may be proper to […]
§ 84-7.1 – Legal clinics of law schools and certain law students and lawyers excepted.
84-7.1. Legal clinics of law schools and certain law students and lawyers excepted. The provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Any law school conducting a legal clinic and receiving as its clientage only those persons unable financially to compensate for legal advice or services rendered […]
§ 84-8 – Punishment for violations.
84-8. Punishment for violations. (a) Any person, corporation, or association of persons violating any of the provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 or G.S. 84-9 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (b) No person shall be entitled to collect any fee for services performed in violation of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6, […]
§ 84-9 – Unlawful for anyone except attorney to appear for creditor in insolvency and certain other proceedings.
84-9. Unlawful for anyone except attorney to appear for creditor in insolvency and certain other proceedings. It shall be unlawful for any corporation, or any firm or other association of persons other than a law firm, or for any individual other than an attorney duly licensed to practice law, to appear for another in any […]
§ 84-10.1 – Private cause of action for the unauthorized practice of law.
84-10.1. Private cause of action for the unauthorized practice of law. If any person knowingly violates any of the provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 or G.S. 84-9, fraudulently holds himself or herself out as a North Carolina certified paralegal by use of the designations set forth in G.S. 84-37(a), or knowingly aids and […]
§ 84-2 – Persons disqualified.
84-2. Persons disqualified. No justice, judge, magistrate, full-time district attorney, full-time assistant district attorney, full-time public defender, full-time assistant public defender, clerk, deputy or assistant clerk of the General Court of Justice, register of deeds, deputy or assistant register of deeds, sheriff or deputy sheriff shall engage in the private practice of law. As used […]
§ 84-2.1 – "Practice law" defined.
84-2.1. "Practice law" defined. (a) The phrase "practice law" as used in this Chapter is defined to be performing any legal service for any other person, firm or corporation, with or without compensation, specifically including the preparation or aiding in the preparation of deeds, mortgages, wills, trust instruments, inventories, accounts or reports of guardians, trustees, […]
§ 84-2.2 – Exemption and additional requirements for Web site providers.
84-2.2. Exemption and additional requirements for Web site providers. (a) The practice of law, including the giving of legal advice, as defined by G.S. 84-2.1 does not include the operation of a Web site by a provider that offers consumers access to interactive software that generates a legal document based on the consumer’s answers to […]