03/12/2009
Ninth Circuit Declines to Follow California Definition of Unauthorized Practice of Law
Winterrowd v. American General Annuity Ins. Co., ___ F.3d ___, 2009 WL 367696 (9th Cir. 2009)
Brief Summary
The Ninth Circuit allowed an Oregon lawyer who supported California litigation, but who did not make an appearance in the litigation, to recover attorney fees under a California fee shifting statute.
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