United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California May 20, 1998, Bankruptcy LA 97-31026 SB (In Re Carlos)

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OPINION FINDING THAT LAW FIRM HAS ENGAGED IN UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW

SAMUEL L. BUFFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

This case raises the issue of whether a law firm may use a non-attorney to negotiate, on behalf of a creditor client, a reaffirmation agreement with a debtor in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case.