Movement Lawyering in Multi-Jurisdictions: Revisiting Rule 5.5, the Unauthorized Practice of Law With Pacyinz Lyfoung

As an attorney specializing in movement lawyering, you may receive a call for help from individuals who live out-of-state because they know you, trust you, or there is no one else available. As a "mainstream" attorney, you may have been asked to co-counsel by a social justice attorney who is trusted by the client because of shared culture, language, or geography, but who needs your specific expertise or bar admission. Have you felt uncertain about how to respond to those requests because of concerns about the unauthorized practice of law? Do you worry about co-counsel professional liability and relationship management? Are you just committed to movement lawyering that maximizes attorneys helping each other cross-border and cross-sector to try to ensure legal access for clients and professional development attorneys? Are you a CPA or a professional or paraprofessional who’s been wondering about the unauthorized practice of law? This webinar is for you. 1 Hour of CLE for Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession has been applied for in MN. One hour of California MCLE sponsored by the Sustainable Economies Law Center.

Pacyinz Lyfoung has worked as a legal aid housing staff attorney, an Asian women’s shelter co-founder and executive director, a state agency fair housing and affordable housing policy staff, a family foundation grantmaking team member, a managing director for an environmental public law firm, an in-house counsel for a community-based health clinic, an executive director for a pro bono network focusing on global public interest intellectual property, a French tutor for kids, a poet, and a consultant. She has worked with poor people, refugees, immigrants, battered women, black neighborhoods, Native American reservations, rural farmers, medical professionals, legal professionals, international scientists, Inuit entrepreneurs, Caribbean entrepreneurs, elementary kids, cooperative stakeholders and their communities. After a break during the pandemic, she resumed her practice of law with the goal of building stronger, more equitable, and more sustainable communities. She is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and is admitted to practice in MN, CA, and DC.