now i heard that people who are not attorneys cannot give legal advises or something. to what extent is this applicable? can you get away with this by calling all your advises opinions instead of advises?
1)do people who are not legally qualified not want to give legal advises because of liability(getting sued)?
2)its against the law?
3)they just don;t wanna risk screwing someone up?
2007-01-15 20:17:53 · 5 answers · asked by curiousone 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You have freedom of speech. You have a right to give advise to any or everyone if you choose. If the person who acts upon your advise and finds later that the advise was wrong advice, the ball is in his court, not yours. It was his prerogative to countercheck your advice and see that it was material and correct or not. Article 19 of the Indian constitution states that "all citizens shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression".
2007-01-15 20:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by Kool-kat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A person who gives legal advice (who is not an attorney) - as long as they are not purporting to be an attorney and are not practicing law is free to give legal advice.
I'm not an attorney but I give people legal advice from time to time. I'm also not a doctor but I give people health advice from time to time. I'm also not an accountant (or CPA) but I give people tax advice from time to time. I'm also not a licensed gun owner but I carry a gun (concealed or not) much more often than you would imagine.
Am I going to get in trouble? Probably someday. But I like fights and I know my rights. As a ex-member of special forces fighting is sort of hobby with me these days. I say bring it on baby!
Anyone can sue you for anything. That hardly means a cup of brown rice. They can file suit but winning in court is a different case alltogether.
Professionals (and people who are nothing more than parrots repeating what they have heard) will tell you that you can't do this or that you can't do that. It may not always be legal to do whatever it is you are doing but that hardly means what you are doing is wrong.
Legally, I am not supposed to be able to own firearms. Legally, I am not supposed carry them open or concealed. Legally, I am not supposed to be able to carry them aboard a air flight or some would have you believe.
Then how is it that I do these things on a regular basis? I know my rights and I enforce them. However, I am not going to gve away my secrets for free at this time and I may never do so. That's my perogative. We're in the information age and knowledge is not powerful on it's own but the application of certain knowledge trumps all other forms.
Back to your question: there is nothing to stop you from giving legal information and letting someone else decide what to do with that information. You can even charge for the information.
Others may or may not like these facts but they are indisputable. If I know how to legally protect your assets from litigation and I charge you for the information of knowing how to set up your home, car, business or whatever so that it is legally protected from litigation there is not a thing in the world that anyone can do to stop me legally.
2007-01-15 20:36:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
People who are not lawyers should never give legal advise. You can be sued and it is not legal.
2007-01-15 20:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by greylady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paralegals give advice
one i know of is a madman, but his advice is solid. he is banned from court by some judges, but gets his clients to argue his point through their lawyers.
gets them off on technicalities all the time.
anyone can offer advice, and if you get the wrong advice let the buyer beware. people who use him are desperate and wouldnt dare sue him if they fail. criminals seek those they trust: other crims.
some criminals can be the most thorough in defense just to get back at the system.
you get what you pay for in this 'user pays' western dream.
2007-01-15 20:26:40 · answer #4 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the State Attorney General in your state. There is an office that handles situations such as you described. Good luck.
2016-03-14 06:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by Daniela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you can, but not represent them in court.
2014-07-05 16:53:40 · answer #6 · answered by Deal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋