NC Lawyers Weekly: Feds weighed in on NC bill defining practice of law

http://nclawyersweekly.com/2016/06/21/feds-weighed-in-on-nc-bill-defining-practice-of-law/

Feds weighed in on NC bill defining practice of law 

By: Phillip Bantz June 21, 2016

Federal regulators sent a letter to North Carolina lawmakers touting the benefits of interactive legal software days before the General Assembly unanimously passed a bill that excludes websites such as LegalZoom.com from the statutory definition of the practice of law. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the joint statement on ...

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JDSUPRA: Online Legal Documents

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Legislative Update

6/20/2016

by

Charles Marshall,

Christopher McClure,

Marcus Trathen,

Ed Turlington  

| Brooks Pierce

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Online Legal Documents
A bill (HB 436) to end a long dispute between the N.C. State Bar and Legal Zoom passed the Legislature this week.  It redefines “practice of law” by exempting services that provide blank legal documents, such as wills, leases, and promissory notes that people can fill out online, purchase, and print.  These services must register with the State Bar .....

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/legislative-update-25255/

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 ....

http://www.wral.com/lawmakers-ok-rules-allowing-online-legal-documents-in-nc/15784019/

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

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

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