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Legal advice is oral or written advice on a legal matter that would affect the rights and responsibilities of the person receiving the advice. Providing legal advice requires the attorney to apply the applicable law to the specific facts of the client’s situation, and recommend a course of action. This is distinguishable from the providing of legal information, which generally includes summary statements of the law on a question or legal topic, with the qualification that the legal outcome or proper course of action may vary depending on the specific facts of the situation.

Only a lawyer may give legal advice—but anyone may recite or offer legal information. And it is generally illegal and considered the unauthorized practice of law for someone who is not a lawyer to offer legal advice or represent someone other than himself (including a corporate entity or LLC) in a court or other legal proceeding.



State Statutes for the State of Texas

CHAPTER 84 - UNAUTHORIZED ATTORNEY COMPENSATION

(a) A person commits an offense if, while acting as an attorney, the person agrees to accept as compensation for legal advice provided by the person in a criminal matter the right to publish, in print, film, or

CHAPTER 102 - HANDLING AND MARKETING OF CITRUS FRUIT

The information may be disclosed to a person with a similar right to obtain the information or to an attorney employed by an administrative committee to give legal advice on the information.

CHAPTER 402 - ATTORNEY GENERAL

The attorney general may not give legal advice or a written opinion to a person other than a person named

CHAPTER 108 - HEALTH CARE DATA COLLECTION

DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general shall furnish the department with advice and legal assistance that may be required

CHAPTER 57 - LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

(b) The commissioners of appraisement may at any time call on the attorney of the district for legal advice and information and, if necessary, may require the engineer or one of his assistants to assist

CHAPTER 406 - NOTARY PUBLIC; COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS

"I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN TEXAS AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES

CHAPTER 221 - TEXAS TIMESHARE ACT

(1) legal advice from an attorney for the board or the association;

CHAPTER 56 - RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS

(f) Any assistance or counseling provided by the attorney general or an employee or agent of the attorney general to an applicant does not constitute legal advice.

Federal Statutes

§ 3414. Special procedures

to obtain legal advice or legal assistance with respect to the request) that the Government authority to obtain legal advice or legal assistance with respect to the request) that the Government authority (C) Any recipient disclosing to those persons necessary to comply with the request or to an attorney to obtain legal advice or legal assistance with respect to the request shall inform such persons of in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or (iii) other persons as permitted

§ 995. Powers of the Commission

(23) retain private attorneys to provide legal advice to the Commission in the conduct of its work,

§ 2996e. Powers, duties, and limitations

However, an attorney may provide legal advice and representation as an attorney to any eligible client

§ 8E. Special provisions concerning the Department of Justice

, or law enforcement personnel, where the allegations relate to the exercise of the authority of an attorney to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice, except that no such referral shall be made if the attorney is employed in the Office of Professional Responsibility;

§ 1681v. Disclosures to governmental agencies for counterterrorism purposes

— (i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; (ii) an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or (iii) other persons as permitted

§ 2060. Judicial review of consumer product safety rules

title, a reasonable attorney’s fee is a fee (1) which is based upon (A) the actual time expended by an attorney in providing advice and other legal services in connection with representing a person in an action brought

§ 2709. Counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records

— (i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; (ii) an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or (iii) other persons as permitted

§ 3162. Requests by authorized investigative agencies

— (i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; (ii) an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or (iii) other persons as permitted

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