My Sister Accused Me of Practicing Law Illegally. I Stayed Silent—Until the Judge Opened My File.

for a brief stint at a tech company’s legal department. And Rhode Island, where I’d been admitted three years ago for a complex corporate case that required local counsel. I’d done the paperwork, paid the fees, taken the oath. It was routine administrative work, easily verifiable.

Which meant Ashley’s complaint—specifically the claim that I’d practiced continue reading …