| | LSC: FOIA: Electronic Reading Room: OLA External Opinion 2003-1012: 1618 Compliance; 1604 Outside Practice of Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Pursuant to the requirements of 45 CFR Part 1618, you asked this Office for an opinion on whether you are correctly interpreting the Corporation’s regulations on the outside practice of law at 45 CFR Part 1604 prior to taking disciplinary action against an attorney on your staff for an alleged violation of Part 1604. |
 | | We understand the facts to be as follows: Manuel Martinez Rosario, an attorney employed full time with Servicios Legales De Puerto Rico’s ("SLDPR"), represented a defendant, Eddie Martinez Hernandez, in a criminal domestic violence case, appearing as the attorney of record for the defendant at both the preliminary hearing and arraignment. |
 | | Generally, under the LSC Act and regulations, full-time attorneys employed by recipients are prohibited from engaging in the outside practice of law, subject to a few exceptions. |
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