Just in case you didn't think lawyers already had enough power, the American Bar Association is proposing a new law that it wants adopted in all 50 states that would prohibit any non-lawyer from giving any sort of legal advice. Help your elderly father fill out a claim form that in any way impacts his legal rights? It would be illegal for you to help him. Ask your tax preparer for advice in how to deal with a problem with the IRS? It would be illegal for him to help you. One of the lawyers who drafted the proposal even admits the real motive is to fill out routine real estate paperwork for you -- for huge fees, of course -- that lawyers really aren't needed for.
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