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[quote author=4F42544E424D230 link=1300903989/1#1 date=1304292574]PRACTICE OF LAW BOARD
STATE OF WASHINGTON
1325 Fourth Avenue, Ste. 600, Seattle, WA 98101-2539
(206) 239-2125
Fax (206) 727-8314

August 6, 2008

RE: File No. 08-10 Unauthorized Practice of Law Complaint
Dear Mr. Ewing:

The Practice of Law Board was created by order of the Washington State Supreme Court, General Rule (GR) 25. The Board is charged with the investigation of allegations of unauthorized practice of law in Washington. Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 2.48.180 states that a nonlawyer practicing law or holding himself out as entitled to practice law constitutes the unauthorized practice of law. Court rule GR 24 defines the practice of law. The unauthorized practice of law is a crime in Washington.

As you are aware, XXXX SXXXX filed a complaint against you alleging that you engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by charging Mr. SXXXX for legal advice regarding his upcoming hearings and a deposition. According to the complaint, Mr. SXXXX contacted you in 2005 to assist him in a driving infraction hearing. You told Mr. SXXXX that you are a lawyer and offered to eliminate the driving infraction hearing altogether. Mr. SXXXX met you at your home where you asked him for $3,000 up front and offered to handle both Mr. SXXXX’s driving infraction and a related civil suit for about $20,000 to $25,000. You advised Mr. SXXXX to avoid paying any damages by forming a Nevada corporation, selling all of his property to the corporation, and telling the courts that he lost all of his funds gambling in the casinos. You offered to form the corporation for him. Mr. SXXXX paid you $3,000 for you to assist him in beating the traffic infraction. The day before the hearing, you gave Mr. SXXXX a packet with information on how to handle the appearance and containing pleadings that Mr. SXXXX could file. Mr. SXXXX objected that he would not have time to read and understand all the information before the hearing.

Prior to a March 2008 deposition in the civil suit, you gave to Mr. SXXXX a packet containing instructions to help him in the deposition and offered to help look over various documents regarding the civil matter. Mr. SXXXX left you copies of his documents. You contacted Mr. SXXXX the Sunday before the deposition and advised him to file a motion to cancel the deposition. You also requested $300 to prepare the motion and $600 for having reviewed the paperwork. When Mr. SXXXX returned the deposition instructions to you, you requested that he pay you $250 for the instructions. When Mr. SXXXX refused, you grabbed him and pushed him back. You later contacted Mr. SXXXX and threatened to burn paperwork that you had taken from his briefcase and also to turn over the paperwork to the opposing side in the civil suit.

More here : http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/practiceoflaw/ewingredacted.pdf[/quote]

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