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Sanctions Against Ohio Paralegal Firm Upheld
Loaded on July 15, 2004
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2004, page 34
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a federal district court's sanctions against National Legal Professional Associates (NLPA) and its leader for unauthorized practice of law.
Filed under:
Attorney Fee Awards,
Attorney Client,
Paralegals,
Civil Procedure,
Sanctions.
Location:
Ohio.
NLPA is a paralegal service that markets directly to criminal defendants. Its founder and president, Hugh Wesley ...
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