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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren practiced law without a license? [View all]MnAttorney
(39 posts)15. I'm a practicing attorney
There are several major holes in this article. First, while it says she worked out of MA, it fails to state where the cases were venued. In most state and federal cases out of state attorneys can be admitted pro hac vice on motion from an attorney licensed in the jurisdiction provided the attorney is licensed somewhere else. This is very standard. I am only licensed in two states, but have litigated cases in over half a dozen. I guarantee you I was acting within accordance of local law each time. Given the high profile cases Ms. Warren litigated, I would imagine she was admitted pro hac vice.
In short, at best, this is a very misleading article. At worst, it is a deliberate misrepresentation of known facts.
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Law professors don't practice law. They teach it. They don't need to be members of the bar
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#36
Who wants to pay bar dues if they don't have to. In California I think they are
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#38
This website has only been in operation for a month. It was obviously set up as political
Lint Head
Sep 2012
#11
Thanks. I figured it was Breitbart just making shit up again--just wanted to be sure.
Arkana
Sep 2012
#17
Welcome to DU and thanks for taking the time to address this question for us.
left on green only
Sep 2012
#30
You can't practice law and be a judge ; you can practice law and teach school
musiclawyer
Sep 2012
#18
Provocative statement with a question mark? I call BS on your Fox News tactic.
yellowcanine
Sep 2012
#73
Then why use the Fox tactic of making a statement and inserting a question mark?
yellowcanine
Sep 2012
#78
Republicans are claiming this morning that they have 'new evidence' against Warren
TroyD
Sep 2012
#85
I keep coming back to that point - why wasn't it raised by the other side at the time?
Justice
Sep 2012
#88