WRAL: Lawmakers OK rules allowing online legal documents in NC

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Lawmakers OK rules allowing online legal documents in NC

Posted June 16

By Matthew Burns

RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawmakers on Thursday ended a long-running dispute between the North Carolina State Bar and LegalZoom by passing legislation that allows online services to provide legal documents in the state. 

The House and the Senate both unanimously passed House Bill 436 ....

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NCBAR: NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL TO REGULATE ONLINE PROVIDERS OF LEGAL DOCUMENT

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NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL TO REGULATE ONLINE PROVIDERS OF LEGAL DOCUMENT

Today, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to pass a statutory framework for the regulation of online providers of legal documents such as LegalZoom. The bill, passed unanimously by the North Carolina General Assembly and pending the governor’s signature, sets forth the conditions under which online legal documents can be provided in an interactive manner and ....

http://www.ncbar.gov/news-and-publications/news-notices/2016/06/nc-general-assembly-passes-bill-to-regulate-online-providers-of-legal-documents/

WRAL: Lawmakers OK rules allowing online legal documents in NC

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Lawmakers OK rules allowing online legal documents in NC

Posted June 16

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By Matthew Burns

RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawmakers on Thursday ended a long-running dispute between the North Carolina State Bar and LegalZoom by passing legislation that allows online services to provide legal documents in the state.

The House and the Senate both unanimously passed House Bill 436 after

Read more at http://www.wral.com/lawmakers-ok-rules-allowing-online-legal-documents-in-nc/15784019/#A6TSj7TqzFdCBeR6.99 .....

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Law360: DOJ, FTC Say Legal Documents Software Helps Consumers

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DOJ, FTC Say Legal Documents Software Helps Consumers

By Eric Kroh

Law360, New York (June 13, 2016, 3:43 PM ET) -- Websites and software that automatically generate legal documents benefit consumers by keeping down prices and expanding access to legal services, and North Carolina lawmakers considering legislation in the area should not place overly broad restrictions on them, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission said on Friday.

The DOJ and the FTC said that House Bill 436 in the North Carolina Legislature, which would amend the state's statutory definition of the practice of law to exclude websites such as LegalZoom.com, appears designed to...

http://www.law360.com/articles/806288/doj-ftc-say-legal-documents-software-helps-consumers

NC Supreme Court: Record in NC State Bar v. Tillett (208PA15)

Record: https://www.ncappellatecourts.org/show-file.php?document_id=189528
Supplement to the record: https://www.ncappellatecourts.org/show-file.php?document_id=189529

All documents in the case: https://www.ncappellatecourts.org/search-results.php?sDocketSearch=208PA15&exact=1

FTC: Federal Antitrust Agencies Submit Joint Statement to the North Carolina General Assembly on Legislation Regarding Online Legal Forms

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Federal Antitrust Agencies Submit Joint Statement to the North Carolina General Assembly on Legislation Regarding Online Legal Forms

Bill May Help Increase Access to Legal Services, Agencies Say

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In response to a request by North Carolina State Senator Bill Cook, the Federal Trade Commission staff and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division have submitted a statement to the North Carolina legislature on the possible competition and consumer impacts of a legislative proposal regarding online legal forms and the practice of law.

North Carolina House Bill 436 would exclude from the statutory definition of the practice of law the operation of a website ....

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/06/federal-antitrust-agencies-submit-joint-statement-north-carolina

Daily Advance: Court must rule on 'double punishment' in Tillett case

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Court must rule on 'double punishment' in Tillett case

The N.C. Supreme Court has halted the N.C. State Bar’s disciplining of Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett for the moment, announcing recently it will hear arguments on whether it’s appropriate for the Bar to discipline a judge for conduct for which he’s already been punished.

The state’s top court, which had earlier denied Tillett’s petition to review the State Bar’s decision to discipline him, said in late May it had changed its mind. The justices said ......

http://www.dailyadvance.com/Opinion/2016/06/05/Court-must-decide-double-punishment-in-Tillett-case.html