Is it legal for someone other than an attorney to own a law firm, in Washington state?
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at
9:14 am
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In general in the US, a non-lawyer cannot own a law firm. It violates professional rules of ethics prohibiting the splitting or sharing of legal fees with someone who is a non-lawyer. Check WA laws to be certain.
who else would want to own a law office beside a lawyer
Why would it be illegal for a non-lawyer to own a law firm? I would thing that as long as the individual didn’t practice law they would be ok. But it could be complicated.