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NC Gen Stat § 84-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-2 - Persons disqualified.

 84-2. Persons disqualified.No justice, judge, magistrate, full-time district attorney, full-time assistant district attorney, full-time public defender, full-time assistant public defender, clerk, deputy or assistant clerk of the General Court of Justice, register of deeds, deputy or assistant register of deeds, sheriff or deputy sheriff shall engage in the private practice of law. As used in this section, the private practice of law shall not include the performance of pro bono legal services by a lawyer, other than a justice or judge of the general court of justice, who is otherwise disqualified by this section if the pro bono services are sponsored or organized by a professional association of lawyers or a nonprofit corporation rendering legal services pursuant to G.S. 84-5.1. Persons violating this provision shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and only fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00).  (C.C.P., s. 424; 1870-1, c. 90; 1871-2, c. 120; 1880, c. 43; 1883, c. 406; Code, ss. 27, 28, 110; Rev., ss. 210, 3641; 1919, c. 205; C.S., s. 198; 1933, c. 15; 1941, c. 177; 1943, c. 543; 1965, c. 418, s. 1; 1969, c. 44, s. 59; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 108, s. 36; 1981, c. 788, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 596; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 431, s. 2; 2007-484, s. 28(a); 2017-158, s. 26.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-2.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-2.1 - "Practice law" defined.

 84-2.1. "Practice law" defined.(a) The phrase "practice law" as used in this Chapter is defined to be performing any legal service for any other person, firm or corporation, with or without compensation, specifically including the preparation or aiding in the preparation of deeds, mortgages, wills, trust instruments, inventories, accounts or reports of guardians, trustees, administrators or executors, or preparing or aiding in the preparation of any petitions or orders in any probate or court proceeding; abstracting or passing upon titles, the preparation and filing of petitions for use in any court, including administrative tribunals and other judicial or quasi-judicial bodies, or assisting by advice, counsel, or otherwise in any legal work; and to advise or give opinion upon the legal rights of any person, firm or corporation: Provided, that the above reference to particular acts which are specifically included within the definition of the phrase "practice law" shall not be construed to limit the foregoing general definition of the term, but shall be construed to include the foregoing particular acts, as well as all other acts within the general definition.(b) The phrase "practice law" does not encompass:(1) The drafting or writing of memoranda of understanding or other mediation summaries by mediators at community mediation centers authorized by G.S. 7A-38.5 or by mediators of employment-related matters for The University of North Carolina or a constituent institution, or for an agency, commission, or board of the State of North Carolina.(2) The selection or completion of a preprinted form by a real estate broker licensed under Chapter 93A of the General Statutes, when the broker is acting as an agent in a real estate transaction and in accordance with rules adopted by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, or the selection or completion of a preprinted residential lease agreement by any person or Web site provider. Nothing in this subdivision or in G.S. 84-2.2 shall be construed to permit any person or Web site provider who is not licensed to practice law in accordance with this Chapter to prepare for any third person any contract or deed conveying any interest in real property, or to abstract or pass upon title to any real property, which is located in this State.(3) The completion of or assisting a consumer in the completion of various agreements, contracts, forms, and other documents related to the sale or lease of a motor vehicle as defined in G.S. 20-286(10), or of products or services ancillary or related to the sale or lease of a motor vehicle, by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under Article 12 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes.  (C.C.P., s. 424; 1870-1, c. 90; 1871-2, c. 120; 1880, c. 43; 1883, c. 406; Code, ss. 27, 28, 110; Rev., ss. 210, 3641; 1919, c. 205; C.S., s. 198; 1933, c. 15; 1941, c. 177; 1943, c. 543; 1945, c. 468; 1995, c. 431, s. 3; 1999-354, s. 2; 2004-154, s. 2; 2013-410, s. 32; 2016-60, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-2.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-2.2 - Exemption and additional requirements for Web site providers.

 84-2.2. Exemption and additional requirements for Web site providers.(a) The practice of law, including the giving of legal advice, as defined by G.S. 84-2.1 does not include the operation of a Web site by a provider that offers consumers access to interactive software that generates a legal document based on the consumer's answers to questions presented by the software, provided that all of the following are satisfied:(1) The consumer is provided a means to see the blank template or the final, completed document before finalizing a purchase of that document.(2) An attorney licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina has reviewed each blank template offered to North Carolina consumers, including each and every potential part thereof that may appear in the completed document. The name and address of each reviewing attorney must be kept on file by the provider and provided to the consumer upon written request.(3) The provider must communicate to the consumer that the forms or templates are not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.(4) The provider discloses its legal name and physical location and address to the consumer.(5) The provider does not disclaim any warranties or liability and does not limit the recovery of damages or other remedies by the consumer.(6) The provider does not require the consumer to agree to jurisdiction or venue in any state other than North Carolina for the resolution of disputes between the provider and the consumer.(7) The provider must have a consumer satisfaction process. All consumer concerns involving the unauthorized practice of law made to the provider shall be referred to the North Carolina State Bar. The consumer satisfaction process must be conspicuously displayed on the provider's Web site.(b) A Web site provider subject to this section shall register with the North Carolina State Bar prior to commencing operation in the State and shall renew its registration with the State Bar annually. The State Bar may not refuse registration.(c) Each Web site provider subject to this section shall pay an initial registration fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) and an annual renewal fee in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).  (2016-60, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-4 - Persons other than members of State Bar prohibited from practicing law.

 84-4. Persons other than members of State Bar prohibited from practicing law.Except as otherwise permitted by law, it shall be unlawful for any person or association of persons, except active members of the Bar of the State of North Carolina admitted and licensed to practice as attorneys-at-law, to appear as attorney or counselor at law in any action or proceeding before any judicial body, including the North Carolina Industrial Commission, or the Utilities Commission; to maintain, conduct, or defend the same, except in his own behalf as a party thereto; or, by word, sign, letter, or advertisement, to hold out himself, or themselves, as competent or qualified to give legal advice or counsel, or to prepare legal documents, or as being engaged in advising or counseling in law or acting as attorney or counselor-at-law, or in furnishing the services of a lawyer or lawyers; and it shall be unlawful for any person or association of persons except active members of the Bar, for or without a fee or consideration, to give legal advice or counsel, perform for or furnish to another legal services, or to prepare directly or through another for another person, firm or corporation, any will or testamentary disposition, or instrument of trust, or to organize corporations or prepare for another person, firm or corporation, any other legal document. Provided, that nothing herein shall prohibit any person from drawing a will for another in an emergency wherein the imminence of death leaves insufficient time to have the same drawn and its execution supervised by a licensed attorney-at-law. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other provisions of this Chapter. Provided, however, this section shall not apply to corporations authorized to practice law under the provisions of Chapter 55B of the General Statutes of North Carolina. (1931, c. 157, s. 1; 1937, c. 155, s. 1; 1955, c. 526, s. 1; 1969, c. 718, s. 19; 1981, c. 762, s. 3; 1995, c. 431, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-4.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-4.2 - Summary revocation of permission granted out-of-state attorneys to practice.

 84-4.2. Summary revocation of permission granted out-of-state attorneys to practice.Permission granted under G.S. 84-4.1 may be summarily revoked by the General Court of Justice or any agency, including the North Carolina Utilities Commission, on its own motion and in its discretion. (1967, c. 1199, s. 2; 1971, c. 550, s. 2; 1995, c. 431, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-5.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-5.1 - Rendering of legal services by certain nonprofit corporations.

 84-5.1. Rendering of legal services by certain nonprofit corporations.(a) Subject to the rules and regulations of the North Carolina State Bar, as approved by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, a nonprofit corporation, tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), organized or authorized under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and operating as a public interest law firm as defined by the applicable Internal Revenue Service guidelines or for the primary purpose of rendering indigent legal services, may render such services provided by attorneys duly licensed to practice law in North Carolina, for the purposes for which the nonprofit corporation was organized. The nonprofit corporation must have a governing structure that does not permit an individual or group of individuals other than an attorney duly licensed to practice law in North Carolina to control the manner or course of the legal services rendered and must continually satisfy the criteria established by the Internal Revenue Service for 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) status, whether or not any action has been taken to revoke that status.(b) In no instance may legal services rendered by a nonprofit corporation under subsection (a) of this section be conditioned upon the purchase or payment for any product, good, or service other than the legal service rendered.  (1977, c. 841, s. 1; 2009-231, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-6 - Exacting fee for conducting foreclosures prohibited to all except licensed attorneys.

 84-6. Exacting fee for conducting foreclosures prohibited to all except licensed attorneys.It shall be unlawful to exact, charge, or receive any attorney's fee for the foreclosure of any mortgage under power of sale, unless the foreclosure is conducted by licensed attorney-at-law of North Carolina, and unless the full amount charged as attorney's fee is actually paid to and received and retained by such attorney, without being directly or indirectly shared with or rebated to anyone else, and it shall be unlawful for any such attorney to make any showing that he has received such a fee unless he has received the same, or to share with or rebate to any other person, firm, or corporation such fee or any part thereof received by him; but such attorney may divide such fee with another licensed attorney-at-law maintaining his own place of business and not an officer or employee of the foreclosing party, if such attorney has assisted in performing the services for which the fee is paid, or resides in a place other than that where the foreclosure proceedings are conducted, and has forwarded the case to the attorney conducting such foreclosure. (1931, c. 157, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-7 - District attorneys, upon application, to bring injunction or criminal proceedings.

 84-7. District attorneys, upon application, to bring injunction or criminal proceedings.The district attorney of any of the superior courts shall, upon the application of any member of the Bar, or of any bar association, of the State of North Carolina, bring such action in the name of the State as may be proper to enjoin any such person, corporation, or association of persons who it is alleged are violating the provisions of G.S. 84-4 to 84-8, and it shall be the duty of the district attorneys of this State to indict any person, corporation, or association of persons upon the receipt of information of the violation of the provisions of G.S. 84-4 to 84-8. (1931, c. 157, s. 4; 1973, c. 47, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-7.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-7.1 - Legal clinics of law schools and certain law students and lawyers excepted.

 84-7.1. Legal clinics of law schools and certain law students and lawyers excepted.The provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 shall not apply to any of the following:(1) Any law school conducting a legal clinic and receiving as its clientage only those persons unable financially to compensate for legal advice or services rendered and any law student permitted by the North Carolina State Bar to act as a legal intern in such a legal clinic.(2) Any law student permitted by the North Carolina State Bar to act as a legal intern for a federal, State, or local government agency.(3) Any lawyer licensed by another state and permitted by the North Carolina State Bar to represent indigent clients on a pro bono basis under the supervision of active members employed by nonprofit corporations qualified to render legal services pursuant to G.S. 84-5.1. This provision does not apply to a lawyer whose license has been suspended or revoked in any state.  (2011-336, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-8 - Punishment for violations.

 84-8. Punishment for violations.(a) Any person, corporation, or association of persons violating any of the provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 or G.S. 84-9 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.(b) No person shall be entitled to collect any fee for services performed in violation of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6, G.S. 84-9, or G.S. 84-10.1.  (1931, c. 157, s. 5; c. 347; 1993, c. 539, s. 597; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2007-200, s. 3; 2011-336, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-9 - Unlawful for anyone except attorney to appear for creditor in insolvency and certain other proceedings.

 84-9. Unlawful for anyone except attorney to appear for creditor in insolvency and certain other proceedings.It shall be unlawful for any corporation, or any firm or other association of persons other than a law firm, or for any individual other than an attorney duly licensed to practice law, to appear for another in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or in any action or proceeding for or growing out of the appointment of a receiver, or in any matter involving an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or to present or vote any claim of another, whether under an assignment or transfer of such claim or in any other manner, in any of the actions, proceedings or matters hereinabove set out. (1931, c. 208, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-10.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 1 - Qualifications of Attorney; Unauthorized Practice of Law.|§ 84-10.1 - Private cause of action for the unauthorized practice of law.

 84-10.1. Private cause of action for the unauthorized practice of law.If any person knowingly violates any of the provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 or G.S. 84-9, fraudulently holds himself or herself out as a North Carolina certified paralegal by use of the designations set forth in G.S. 84-37(a), or knowingly aids and abets another person to commit the unauthorized practice of law, in addition to any other liability imposed pursuant to this Chapter or any other applicable law, any person who is damaged by the unlawful acts set out in this section shall be entitled to maintain a private cause of action to recover damages and reasonable attorneys' fees and other injunctive relief as ordered by court. No order or judgment under this section shall have any effect upon the ability of the North Carolina State Bar to take any action authorized by this Chapter.  (2011-336, s. 7; 2016-60, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 2 - Relation to Client.|§ 84-11 - Authority filed or produced if requested.

 84-11. Authority filed or produced if requested.Every attorney who claims to enter an appearance for any person shall, upon being required so to do, produce and file in the clerk's office of the court in which he claims to enter an appearance, a power or authority to that effect signed by the persons or some one of them for whom he is about to enter an appearance, or by some person duly authorized in that behalf, otherwise he shall not be allowed so to do: Provided, that when any attorney claims to enter an appearance by virtue of a letter to him directed (whether such letter purport a general or particular employment), and it is necessary for him to retain the letter in his own possession, he shall, on the production of said letter setting forth such employment, be allowed to enter his appearance, and the clerk shall make a note to that effect upon the docket. (R.C., c. 31, s. 57; Code, s. 29; Rev., s. 213; C.S., s. 200.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 2 - Relation to Client.|§ 84-12 - Failure to file complaint, attorney liable for costs.

 84-12. Failure to file complaint, attorney liable for costs.When a plaintiff is compelled to pay the costs of his suit in consequence of a failure on the part of his attorney to file his complaint in proper time, he may sue such attorney for all the costs by him so paid, and the receipt of the clerk may be given in evidence in support of such claim. (1786, c. 253, s. 6; R.C., c. 9, s. 5; Code, s. 22; Rev., s. 214; C.S., s. 201.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 2 - Relation to Client.|§ 84-13 - Fraudulent practice, attorney liable in double damages.

 84-13. Fraudulent practice, attorney liable in double damages.If any attorney commits any fraudulent practice, he shall be liable in an action to the party injured, and on the verdict passing against him, judgment shall be given for the plaintiff to recover double damages. (1743, c. 37; R.C., c. 9, s. 6; Code, s. 23; Rev., s. 215; C. S., s. 202.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 3 - Arguments.|§ 84-14 - Recodified as § 7A-97 by Session Laws 1995, c. 431, s. 7.

 84-14: Recodified as 7A-97 by Session Laws 1995, c. 431, s. 7.
NC Gen Stat § 84-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 4 - North Carolina State Bar.|§ 84-15 - Creation of North Carolina State Bar as an agency of the State.

 84-15. Creation of North Carolina State Bar as an agency of the State.There is hereby created as an agency of the State of North Carolina, for the purposes and with the powers hereinafter set forth, the North Carolina State Bar. (1933, c. 210, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 84-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 84 - Attorneys-at-Law|Article 4 - North Carolina State Bar.|§ 84-16 - Membership and privileges.

 84-16. Membership and privileges.The membership of the North Carolina State Bar shall consist of two classes, active and inactive.The active members shall be all persons who have obtained a license or certificate, entitling them to practice law in the State of North Carolina, who have paid the membership dues specified, and who have satisfied all other obligations of membership. No person other than a member of the North Carolina State Bar shall practice in any court of the State except foreign attorneys as provided by statute and natural persons representing themselves.Inactive members shall be:(1) All persons who have obtained a license to practice law in the State but who have been found by the Council to be not engaged in the practice of law and not holding themselves out as practicing attorneys and not occupying any public or private positions in which they may be called upon to give legal advice or counsel or to examine the law or to pass upon, adjudicate, or offer an opinion concerning the legal effect of any act, document, or law.(2) Persons allowed by the Council solely to represent indigent clients on a pro bono basis under the supervision of an active member employed by a nonprofit corporation qualified to render legal services pursuant to G.S. 84-5.1.All active members shall be required to pay annual membership fees, and shall have the right to vote in elections held by the district bar in the judicial district in which the member resides. If a member desires to vote with the bar of some district in which the member practices, other than that in which the member resides, the member may do so by filing with the Secretary of the North Carolina State Bar a statement in writing that the member desires to vote in the other district; provided, however, that in no case shall the member be entitled to vote in more than one district. (1933, c. 210, s. 2; 1939, c. 21, s. 1; 1941, c. 344, ss. 1, 2, 3; 1969, c. 44, s. 60; c. 1190, s. 52; 1973, c. 1152, s. 1; 1981, c. 788, s. 2; 1983, c. 589, s. 1; 1985, c. 621; 1995, c. 431, s. 8; 2007-200, s. 1.)