Reminds me of a matter in Arizona several years ago in which a whistleblower ratted out an employee of the Arizona court system for the unauthorized practice of law. The Arizona Supreme Court Justices were aware of the UPL by this competent writer of death row appeals thereby quietly approving of his much needed and appreciated efforts on behalf of death row inmates. The whistleblower lost his job with the state legal system and was unable to secure employment as an attorney in the state thereafter. The UPL practioner was given a minor punishment.
Like the UPL practioner in Arizona, Ms. Rodgers’ situation makes us aware of some of the unfortunate realities and pressing issues of the practice of law.