Immigration & Nationality Law
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- FREE EVALUATION OF NON-ATTORNEY FRAUD MATTER
In the United States, Notary Publics, Paralegals, Secretaries, and just about anyone can offer legal services by claiming they can help a person prepare a legal form for submission to a court or a federal agency. In all likelihood those offers are a misrepresentation of one’s credentials and a criminal act.
States and Bar Associations around the country have clearly defined rules and precedents explaining what are permitted practices by non-attorneys when assisting a person in need of legal services. In most cases, any instruction on a legal form requires some legal knowledge and analysis. As a result, non-attorneys CAN NOT offer proper advice and counsel, which makes such practices illegal.
In the immigration services realm, non-attorneys are notorious for defrauding unsuspecting people. Common problems with non-attorneys include a charge of a large sum of money for undelivered services, inaccurate preparation of legal applications, missed deadlines jeopardizing one’s appeal rights or immigration benefits.
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