In re Richland Cnty. Magistrate's Court, 389 S.C. 408, 699 S.E.2d 161 (S.C. 2010)
Sep 07, 2010OUTCOME: We hold that such action constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.
Petitioner, Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor W. Barney Giese, filed this declaratory judgment action in the Court's original jurisdiction seeking a determination whether it is the unauthorized practice ... of law for a non-lawyer to represent a business as prosecutor of a criminal misdemeanor charge, other than a traffic offense, in magistrate's court. We hold that such action constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.
