Taiwo Oriola critically reviews the 9th Circuit Court decision In re: Jayson Reynoso: Frankfort Digital Services et al., v. Sara L. Kistler, United States Trustees et al. (2007) 447 F.3d 1117. The non-lawyer appellants were indicted with unauthorized practice of law for providing only bankruptcy document creation services. This paper discusses the specificities and ramifications of the decision, particularly in light of litigants constitutional and procedural rights. Finally, Oriola offers a best practices guide for the use of legal software or expert systems in law by non-lawyers.
Taiwo Oriola, The Use of Legal Software by Non-Lawyers and the Perils of Unauthorised Practice of Law Charges in the United States, Artificial Intelligence and Law, Vol. 18, Issue 3 (2010).
