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Paula K. Deangelo
515-294-5352
Office of University Counsel 3550 Beardshear Hall
Ames, IA
Daniela Matasovic
515-451-0151
3102 Ridgetop Rd
Ames, IA
Sara Frances Greenwood
618 Stanton Ave.
Ames, IA
Wendie Ellen Schneider
515-232-2269
603 Ross Hall, Department of History
Ames, IA
James G. Rowe
515-232-2501
409 S. Duff Ave.
Ames, IA
Laura Ellen Carabillo
2201 Timberland Road
Ames, IA
Craig R. Hastings
515-232-2501
409 S. Duff Ave.
Ames, IA
Andrew John Boettger
515-232-2501
409 S. Duff Ave.
Ames, IA
Jennifer L. Gelwick-Luecke
515-897-2018
1908 Northwestern Avenue
Ames, IA
Stephen J Howell
515-232-1761
612 Kellogg Avenue Box 847
Ames, IA
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Unauthorized Practice of the Law: Are You Guilty?

Watch out when negotiating with insurance companies and appraisers.

By James Lynas
8/1/2003

If you run a body shop and you negotiate with insurance companies, you'd better be a bar-licensed lawyer. If you're an insurance appraiser and you negotiate contracts of repair or tort settlements, you'd better be an actual attorney as well. Otherwise, you could be doing something illegal called the Unauthorized Practice of Law or UPL.

  1. There are two basic sides to this issue, and both revolve around the insurance industry's hands-on participation in the repair process. Legal boundaries are being crossed when a repair shop and insurance company conduct direct negotiations with each other in relation to a consumer's vehicle. Do shops cross the line of UPL when they negotiate the insurance or tort claim?

  2. Do insurance companies cross the line when they negotiate the legal contract of repair on behalf of the car owner? I believe they do. Are You a Lawyer? We've all heard the term, "Jail House Lawyer," but what about "Body Shop Lawyer?" Unless you're a bar-licensed lawyer, you cannot represent anyone's legal rights but your own. This is spelled out in the UPL codes in each state. The American Bar Association Commission recommends that states consider taking action under UPL statutes when a non-lawyer activity poses a serious risk to a consumer's life, health, safety or economic well-being.
  3. In the repair of automobiles, there are the issues of contract law, state repair act...

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