{"id":2391,"date":"2018-08-22T01:51:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T01:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2025-11-20T18:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:17:33","slug":"why-we-usa-needs-foreign-attorneys-here-in-any-case-por-que-nosotros-ee-uu-necesitamos-abogados-extranjeros-aqui-en-cualquier-caso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/22\/why-we-usa-needs-foreign-attorneys-here-in-any-case-por-que-nosotros-ee-uu-necesitamos-abogados-extranjeros-aqui-en-cualquier-caso\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we- USA, needs foreign investments, attorneys and foreign professionals here in any case? &#8211; \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 nosotros, EE. UU., necesitamos inversiones extranjeras, abogados y profesionales extranjeros aqu\u00ed en cualquier caso? Espa\u00f1ol &#8211; English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/USA-FLAG.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1622\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1622\" src=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/USA-FLAG.jpg\" alt=\"USA FLAG\" width=\"1300\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/USA-FLAG.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/USA-FLAG-768x484.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FLAGS-OF-THE-WORLD-2.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2393\" src=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FLAGS-OF-THE-WORLD-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FLAGS-OF-THE-WORLD-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FLAGS-OF-THE-WORLD-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Part I [english]<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Parte II. [espa\u00f1ol]<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>As our population and economy continue to expand the horizons of the United States, the need for foreign legal consultants (FLCs) will also increase. U.S. investors with overseas business projects, as well as international investors seeking opportunities in the United States, often need and would therefore benefit from the convenience of having foreign legal consultants\u2014foreign attorneys\u2014available to advise on such matters.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The National Association for Foreign Attorneys [N.A.F.A. LAW] has continuously advocated for the reciprocity rule since 1992 when the Florida Supreme Court agreed to review the reciprocity admission proposal for foreign attorneys known as Chapter 16 Foreign Legal Consultant.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Today 2025, the Trump administration&#8217;s policies are about commercial greatness at home and peace abroad. I&#8217;ll call it &#8220;The TRUMP Doctrine: Independence, Commercial Expansion, World Peace, and Wealth.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We are now witnessing something unseen since the official founding date of the United States on July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Second Continental Congress, representing the Thirteen seceding British Colonies.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This was followed by a major change in 1788 when the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the United States Constitution. The date on which each state adopted the Constitution is generally considered the founding date of the Union itself.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The United States is the universal jewel, the world&#8217;s leading economic and military power, and its influence extends to all countries. The above becomes even more relevant when, for the first time in the history of the North American colossus, a political unknown in our beloved country is the new President: Donald John Trump. A somewhat unknown genius, even undervalued by the political establishment itself, and with even important members of the Republican Party opposed to his candidacy, with all the major media outlets against him, except for a few in favor like FOX, with less than half the campaign money compared to the more than $500 million of the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton; Trump, an avowed anti-illegal immigrant, especially against the decadent, socialist policies first of Hillary Clinton and then of Joe Biden.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The poor and lower-middle-class voters of the United States, those who have lost their jobs and had lost hope of the American Dream in the face of competition from the Chinese market and other emerging markets, those dissatisfied with Obama&#8217;s eight years of policies, those who fear losing their jobs now more than ever to illegal immigration from wherever it may come. It was clear that the middle class, the working class, both white and black, decided the elections in our beloved homeland, the USA. The now forty-seventh President of the United States delivered his seemingly outlandish, frenzied, vociferous, and alarmist message, declaring NO MORE mediocrity, no more defeats, no more pessimism, and welcoming the TRUMP Doctrine to Make America Great Again (MAGA).<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Donald John Trump, elected the forty-seventh President of the United States, focused his analysis on the political, economic, and social processes resulting from the impact of his policies domestically, globally, regionally (Mexico and Canada), and throughout the rest of the Americas. This is the future GREAT WEALTH of the United States: the Trump Doctrine. This analysis allowed for the identification of the main impacts generated by the principal policies of the Trump Administration. Ultimately, the main objective is to show that the best is yet to come from the Trump Doctrine Administration.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In evaluating the issue of foreign attorneys working as foreign legal consultant in United States, the main question shall be to ask- why we, USA, needs foreign attorneys here in any case? Answer to the query requires examination of the economic situation of our country, and the practice of law which guides it in its development.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>As our population and economy continue to broaden the USA\u2019s horizons, the need for foreign lawyers\u2019 services [FLC] and foreign professionals will increase as well. USA local investors with business projects abroad, as well as international investors from abroad seeking opportunities in United States, are often in need of, and would therefore benefit from, the convenience of\u00a0 having a foreign legal consultants, foreign lawyers, readily available to advise on such questions.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rather than overlap or even conflict, the activity of foreign lawyers legal consultants complements the work of local lawyers called upon to anticipate the effects of an international transaction negotiated in USA or involving a party from USA. The local lawyer examining a matter from the perspective of the client may not always be prepared to plan adequately for all of the legal consequences arising out of a transaction to be performed, either in whole or in part, in a foreign jurisdiction.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The need for foreign lawyers FLC is felt in the litigation arena as well. Litigation matters may arise as natural outgrowth of the increase in international business in which USA plays\u00a0 a role of growing importance in the hemisphere and beyond. Along with the flow of foreign capital into USA, there is a parallel influx of foreign nationals. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Another very important consideration in which the foreign law consultant lawyer, once s\/he has been admitted to practice, this other consideration is to complement the work by assisting local lawyers other areas of law such as in immigration matters as well in other federal issues such as trademark intellectual law and patents.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Many such persons investors, own, or come to own , property in USA, including real estate, bank accounts, securities accounts, and other assets. A very important and necessary subject for every foreign investor is immigration. Work visas, investor visas, professional visas and intra-company visas are subjects of great need for these investors, professional employees, businessmen, as well as for local lawyers who assist these people. FLC foreign lawyers can specialize in immigration law and processes and complement the work of local attorneys.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The National Association for Foreign Lawyers (NAFA), is the international voice of the legal profession for foreign lawyers, is the most important organization for international legal professionals who wish to obtain an academic recognition or equivalency in the United States. Originally established in 1991 under the name Abogados Licenciados, Corp., shortly after in 1993 it was incorporated under its current name NAFA created under the conviction that our organization made up of foreign lawyers from all over the world could contribute to global reciprocity with the United States for the practice of international commercial law.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lest take a look to this article into consideration:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Venezuelan Legal Diaspora: Human Talent for Reinstitutionalization and Foreign <\/strong><strong>Investment by <\/strong><strong>Y\u00e9ssika Maribao.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Anglo Latin Culture Research Center, Florida, USA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Introduction:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Venezuelan legal diaspora trained in the United States represents a first-order <\/strong><strong>strategic human resource for the reinstitutionalization of the country and the attraction of <\/strong><strong>foreign investment in a potential democratic transition process. In the context of institutional <\/strong><strong>capture, systematic repression, and the collapse of the rule of law in Venezuela, programs such <\/strong><strong>as those of the National Association for Foreign Attorneys (NAFA, 2025) have played a<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>fundamental role by facilitating the recognition of degrees and training in U.S. law. These <\/strong><strong>programs strengthen competencies in arbitration, international contracts, corporate compliance, <\/strong><strong>and governance\u2014areas that are essential for rebuilding a reliable legal system and reinserting <\/strong><strong>Venezuela into the global economy. Full article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/The-Venezuelan-Legal-Diaspora.pdf\">The Venezuelan Legal Diaspora<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Partial information source: IMPACTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION&#8217;S POLICIES AT THE INTERNAL, GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND EL SALVADOR LEVELS First year of the TRUMP administration Dr. Armando Bri\u00f1is Zambrano Collaborators Msc. Elmer Mauricio Hern\u00e1ndez Manzano Msc. Walter Antonio Fagoaga Msc. Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Barrera Lemus Lic. Fabio Garc\u00eda Dr. Beatriz Archila Msc. David Quintana.<\/h6>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Parte II. [espa\u00f1ol]<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A medida que nuestra poblaci\u00f3n y nuestra econom\u00eda contin\u00faen ampliando los horizontes de Estados Unidos, tambi\u00e9n aumentar\u00e1 la necesidad de servicios de abogados extranjeros [FLC]. Los inversionistas locales de EE. UU., con proyectos comerciales en el extranjero, as\u00ed como los inversionistas internacionales del extranjero que buscan oportunidades en los Estados Unidos, a menudo necesitan y, por lo tanto, se beneficiar\u00edan de la conveniencia de tener consultores legales extranjeros, abogados extranjeros, disponibles para asesorar tales preguntas.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hoy, en 2025, las pol\u00edticas de la administraci\u00f3n Trump se centran en el auge comercial interno y la paz internacional. La llamar\u00e9 &#8220;La Doctrina TRUMP: Independencia, Expansi\u00f3n Comercial, Paz Mundial y Riqueza&#8221;.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Presenciamos un hecho sin precedentes desde la fundaci\u00f3n oficial de Estados Unidos, el 4 de julio de 1776, cuando el Segundo Congreso Continental, en representaci\u00f3n de las Trece Colonias Brit\u00e1nicas que se separaron, firm\u00f3 la Declaraci\u00f3n de Independencia.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A esto le sigui\u00f3 un cambio trascendental en 1788, cuando los Art\u00edculos de la Confederaci\u00f3n fueron reemplazados por la Constituci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos. La fecha en que cada estado adopt\u00f3 su Constituci\u00f3n se considera generalmente la fecha de fundaci\u00f3n de la Uni\u00f3n.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Estados Unidos es la joya universal, la principal potencia econ\u00f3mica y militar del mundo, y su influencia se extiende a todos los pa\u00edses. Esto cobra a\u00fan mayor relevancia cuando, por primera vez en la historia del coloso norteamericano, un desconocido en la pol\u00edtica de nuestro amado pa\u00eds es el nuevo presidente: Donald John Trump. Un genio algo desconocido, incluso subestimado por la propia clase pol\u00edtica, con miembros importantes del Partido Republicano oponi\u00e9ndose a su candidatura, con todos los principales medios de comunicaci\u00f3n en su contra, salvo algunos a su favor como FOX, con menos de la mitad del presupuesto de campa\u00f1a comparado con los m\u00e1s de 500 millones de d\u00f3lares de la candidata dem\u00f3crata Hillary Clinton; Trump, un declarado antiinmigrante ilegal, especialmente en contra de las pol\u00edticas decadentes y socialistas, primero de Hillary Clinton y luego de Joe Biden.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Los votantes pobres y de clase media baja de Estados Unidos, aquellos que hab\u00edan perdido sus empleos y la esperanza del sue\u00f1o americano ante la competencia del mercado chino y otros mercados emergentes, aquellos insatisfechos con los ocho a\u00f1os de pol\u00edticas de Obama, aquellos que temen perder sus empleos ahora m\u00e1s que nunca a causa de la inmigraci\u00f3n ilegal, venga de donde venga. Estaba claro que la clase media, la clase trabajadora, tanto blanca como negra, decidi\u00f3 las elecciones en nuestra amada patria, Estados Unidos. El ahora cuadrag\u00e9simo s\u00e9ptimo presidente de los Estados Unidos pronunci\u00f3 un mensaje aparentemente extravagante, fren\u00e9tico, vehemente y alarmista, declarando que NO M\u00c1S mediocridad, no m\u00e1s derrotas, no m\u00e1s pesimismo, y dando la bienvenida a la Doctrina Trump para Hacer Grande a Estados Unidos Otra Vez (MAGA).<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Donald John Trump, elegido cuadrag\u00e9simo s\u00e9ptimo presidente de los Estados Unidos, centr\u00f3 su an\u00e1lisis en los procesos pol\u00edticos, econ\u00f3micos y sociales derivados del impacto de sus pol\u00edticas a nivel nacional, global, regional (M\u00e9xico y Canad\u00e1) y en el resto de Am\u00e9rica. Esta es la futura GRAN RIQUEZA de los Estados Unidos: la Doctrina Trump. Este an\u00e1lisis permiti\u00f3 identificar los principales impactos generados por las pol\u00edticas clave de la Administraci\u00f3n Trump. En \u00faltima instancia, el objetivo principal es demostrar que lo mejor est\u00e1 por venir de la Administraci\u00f3n de la Doctrina Trump.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Al evaluar el tema de los abogados extranjeros que trabajan como consultores legales en Estados Unidos, la pregunta principal deber\u00eda ser: \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 Estados Unidos necesita abogados extranjeros aqu\u00ed? Para responder a esta pregunta, es necesario analizar la situaci\u00f3n econ\u00f3mica de nuestro pa\u00eds y la pr\u00e1ctica jur\u00eddica que la gu\u00eda en su desarrollo.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A medida que nuestra poblaci\u00f3n y econom\u00eda contin\u00faan expandiendo los horizontes de Estados Unidos, la necesidad de servicios legales extranjeros y profesionales extranjeros tambi\u00e9n aumentar\u00e1. Los inversionistas estadounidenses con proyectos comerciales en el extranjero, as\u00ed como los inversionistas internacionales que buscan oportunidades en Estados Unidos, suelen necesitar, y por lo tanto se benefician de, la disponibilidad de consultores legales extranjeros para asesorarlos sobre estas cuestiones.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lejos de superponerse o incluso entrar en conflicto, la actividad de los consultores legales extranjeros complementa el trabajo de los abogados locales que deben anticipar los efectos de una transacci\u00f3n internacional negociada en Estados Unidos o que involucre a una parte estadounidense. El abogado local que examina un asunto desde la perspectiva del cliente no siempre est\u00e1 preparado para planificar adecuadamente todas las consecuencias legales derivadas de una transacci\u00f3n que se realice, total o parcialmente, en una jurisdicci\u00f3n extranjera.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>La necesidad de servicios legales extranjeros tambi\u00e9n se hace sentir en el \u00e1mbito litigioso. Los litigios pueden surgir como consecuencia natural del aumento de los negocios internacionales, en los que Estados Unidos desempe\u00f1a un papel cada vez m\u00e1s importante en el hemisferio y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. Junto con la afluencia de capital extranjero a Estados Unidos, se produce una entrada paralela de ciudadanos extranjeros.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Otra consideraci\u00f3n muy importante para el abogado consultor de derecho extranjero, una vez admitido para ejercer, es complementar su labor asistiendo a abogados locales en otras \u00e1reas del derecho, como inmigraci\u00f3n, as\u00ed como en otros asuntos federales como marcas registradas, propiedad intelectual y patentes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Muchos de estos inversores poseen o llegan a poseer bienes en Estados Unidos, incluyendo bienes ra\u00edces, cuentas bancarias y valores.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cuentas y otros activos. Un tema fundamental para todo inversor extranjero es la inmigraci\u00f3n. Las visas de trabajo, de inversor, profesionales y de empresa son esenciales para estos inversores, profesionales, empresarios y abogados locales que les prestan asistencia. Los abogados extranjeros de FLC pueden especializarse en derecho y tr\u00e1mites migratorios y complementar la labor de los abogados locales.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>La Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Abogados Extranjeros (NAFA), la voz internacional de la profesi\u00f3n legal para abogados extranjeros, es la organizaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s importante para profesionales del derecho internacional que desean obtener un reconocimiento acad\u00e9mico o una equivalencia en los Estados Unidos. Fundada originalmente en 1991 como Abogados Licenciados, Corp., poco despu\u00e9s, en 1993, se constituy\u00f3 con su nombre actual, NAFA, bajo la convicci\u00f3n de que nuestra organizaci\u00f3n, integrada por abogados extranjeros de todo el mundo, podr\u00eda contribuir a la reciprocidad global con los Estados Unidos en el ejercicio del derecho comercial internacional. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Consideremos el siguiente art\u00edculo: La di\u00e1spora jur\u00eddica venezolana: Talento humano para la reinstitucionalizaci\u00f3n y la inversi\u00f3n extranjera, por Y\u00e9ssika Maribao.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n de la Cultura Anglo-Latina, Florida, EE. UU.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Introducci\u00f3n: La di\u00e1spora jur\u00eddica venezolana formada en Estados Unidos representa un recurso humano estrat\u00e9gico de primer orden para la reinstitucionalizaci\u00f3n del pa\u00eds y la atracci\u00f3n de inversi\u00f3n extranjera en un potencial proceso de transici\u00f3n democr\u00e1tica. En el contexto de la captura institucional, la represi\u00f3n sistem\u00e1tica y el colapso del estado de derecho en Venezuela, programas como los de la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Abogados Extranjeros (NAFA, 2025) han desempe\u00f1ado un papel fundamental al facilitar el reconocimiento de t\u00edtulos y formaci\u00f3n en derecho estadounidense. Estos programas fortalecen las competencias en arbitraje, contratos internacionales, cumplimiento normativo corporativo y gobernanza, \u00e1reas esenciales para reconstruir un sistema jur\u00eddico confiable y reinsertar a Venezuela en la econom\u00eda global. Art\u00edculo completo aqu\u00ed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/La-diaspora-legal-venezolana.pdf\">La di\u00e1spora legal venezolana<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>M\u00e1s que solapamientos o incluso conflictos, la actividad de los abogados extranjeros como consultores legales complementa el trabajo de los abogados locales llamados a anticipar los efectos de una transacci\u00f3n internacional negociada en EE. UU. O que involucre a una parte de EE. UU. Es posible que el abogado local que examina un asunto desde la perspectiva del cliente no siempre est\u00e9 preparado para planificar adecuadamente todas las consecuencias legales que surjan de una transacci\u00f3n a realizar, ya sea en su totalidad o en parte, en una jurisdicci\u00f3n extranjera.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>La necesidad de abogados extranjeros tambi\u00e9n se siente en el \u00e1mbito de los litigios. Los litigios pueden surgir como consecuencia natural del aumento de los negocios internacionales en los que EE.UU. juega un papel de creciente importancia en el hemisferio y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. Junto con el flujo de capital extranjero hacia EE. UU., Existe una afluencia paralela de ciudadanos extranjeros. Muchas de estas personas poseen o llegan a poseer propiedades en EE. UU., Incluidos bienes ra\u00edces, cuentas bancarias, cuentas de valores y otros activos. Una materia muy importante y necesaria para todo inversionista extranjero es la inmigraci\u00f3n. Visas de trabajo, visas de inversionistas, visas profesionales y visas de intra-empresas son temas de gran necesidad para estos inversionistas, empleados profesionales, empresarios, igualmente para abogados locales quienes asisten a estas personas. Abogada\/os extranjeros FLC pueden especializarse en leyes y procesos de inmigraci\u00f3n y complementar el trabajo de los abogados locales.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fuente de informaci\u00f3n parcial: IMPACTOS DE LAS POL\u00cdTICAS DE LA ADMINISTRACI\u00d3N A NIVEL INTERNO, GLOBAL, REGIONAL Y EN EL SALVADOR Primer a\u00f1o de gobierno TRUMP Dr. Armando Bri\u00f1is Zambrano Colaboradores Msc. Elmer Mauricio Hern\u00e1ndez Manzano Msc. Walter Antonio Fagoaga Msc. Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Barrera Lemus Lic. Fabio Garc\u00eda Dr. Beatriz Archila Msc. David Quintana.<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AM-FLC-LinkedinProfile.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AM-FLC-LinkedinProfile.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AM-FLC-LinkedinProfile.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AM-FLC-LinkedinProfile-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nosotros en NAFA LAW hemos escrito sobre este tema de reciprocidad entre abogada\/os extranjeros y abogada\/os locales. Hemos enviando correos al- ABA, IBA, FLA BAR, y otros colegios reguladores de la practica de la abogac\u00eda, pidi\u00e9ndoles que tomen acci\u00f3n con una iniciativa eficaz y efectiva- pero nuestros escritos y solicitudes han ca\u00eddo en \u201co\u00eddos sordos\u201d.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">La Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional para Abogados Extranjeros (NAFA siglas en ingl\u00e9s), es la voz internacional de la profesi\u00f3n legal para abogados extranjeros, es la organizaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s importante para profesionales del derecho internacionales quienes desean obtener una homologaci\u00f3n o equivalencia acad\u00e9mica en Estados Unidos. Establecida originalmente en 1991 bajo el nombre de Abogados Licenciados, Corp., poco despu\u00e9s en 1993 se incorpora bajo su nombre actual NAFA creada bajo la convicci\u00f3n de que nuestra organizaci\u00f3n integrada por los abogados extranjeros de todo mundo podr\u00eda contribuir a la reciprocidad mundial con Estados Unidos para el ejercicio de la ley internacional.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nuestra sugerencia es muy simple la cual ya es un tema de \u00a0\u201cres judicata\u201d desde el a\u00f1o 1978, y se llama: <u>\u201cThe Florida Bar v. Savitt\u201d- 363 So. 2d 559 (1978).<\/u><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Este caso con su decisi\u00f3n de la Corte Suprema de Florida dio lugar a que abogados extranjeros ya licenciados en Florida como abogados consultores internacionales, puedan asociarse a partes iguales con abogados locales de Florida y con abogados estatales de otros Estados fuera de Florida, para que puedan entrar en acuerdos de trabajo por reciprocidad con &#8216;Acuerdos de Asociaci\u00f3n Interestatal&#8217;, y &#8216;Acuerdos de Asociaci\u00f3n Internacional&#8217;, entre abogados donde los servicios y honorarios sean distribuidos a partes iguales siempre siguiendo los principios establecidos en este caso <u>\u201cThe Florida Bar v. Savitt\u201d- 363 So. 2d 559 (1978).<\/u><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Esta ser\u00eda una verdadera estrategia de mercadeo que servir\u00eda a todos los p\u00fablicos, Americanos, Hispanos.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">En esta historia \u201cres judicata\u201d un abogado extranjero, no licenciado por la Corte Suprema de Florida, no miembro del Florida Bar, pero si licenciado en otro Estado y por otra \u00a0corte suprema de Bar de Estados Unidos, viene al Estado de Florida para abrir una firma de abogados en Miami.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Esta acci\u00f3n fue inicialmente presentada por el Colegio de Abogados del Florida Bar de conformidad con el Art\u00edculo XVI de la Regla de Integraci\u00f3n, para obtener una orden judicial que impida a los demandados Savitt and Asociados, participar en la pr\u00e1ctica no autorizada de la ley en Florida. La petici\u00f3n alegaba que el demandado Savitt de la Firma Stroock &amp; Stroock &amp; Lavan, un bufete de abogados interestatal que tiene su oficina principal en Nueva York, abri\u00f3 una oficina en Miami el 1 de abril de 1977 o alrededor de esa fecha, y que el demandado abogado Savitt, socio de la firma no est\u00e1 admitido al ejercicio de la abogac\u00eda en Florida, y quien fue asignado para supervisar el funcionamiento de la oficina de Miami. Adem\u00e1s, el Florida Bar se aleg\u00f3 que el demandado Savitt, en el curso de sus actividades de supervisi\u00f3n, particip\u00f3 en una conducta que constitu\u00eda la pr\u00e1ctica no autorizada de la ley en este estado.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">La decisi\u00f3n de la Corte Suprema en este caso en realidad fund\u00f3 la base para la creaci\u00f3n de acuerdos de reciprocidad entre abogados extranjeros licenciados, abogados fuera del Estados, con abogados de Florida, as\u00ed permitiendo estos acuerdos de trabajo por reciprocidad que benefician a todos, abogados locales, extranjeros, y definitivamente beneficia al publico en general creando un muy amplio campo de mercadeo para estos abogados.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">VER LA DECISION DE LA CORTE SUPREMA:<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(1)-. En la decisi\u00f3n de la Corte Suprema, esta determin\u00f3 que, y citamos: que la Firma de \u201cSavitt est\u00e1 perpetuamente restringido y prohibido a las siguientes actividades jur\u00eddicas: Pero\u00a0<u>podr\u00e1n realizar debidamente las siguientes actividades, las cuales NO constituir\u00e1n la pr\u00e1ctica no autorizada de la ley [Ver parte 2].<\/u><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<li>\n<h4>permitir que cualquiera de sus miembros, asociados o empleados que no est\u00e9n admitidos en el Colegio de Abogados de Florida se dediquen a actividades profesionales en Florida; que sean distintas de las que se establecen a continuaci\u00f3n, y sujeto a las siguientes limitaciones:<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>participaci\u00f3n como co-abogado en litigios ante tribunales estatales y federales en Florida solo en la medida permitida por las reglas aplicables de admisi\u00f3n temporal PRO HAC VICE;<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>actividades profesionales transitorias &#8220;incidentales&#8221; [V\u00e9ase, por ejemplo, <u>Appell v. Reiner, 43 N.J. 313, 204 A.2d 146 (1964<\/u>)] a transacciones esencialmente fuera del estado;<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>y actividades profesionales que constituyen actividades de &#8220;coordinaci\u00f3n-supervisi\u00f3n&#8221; en transacciones esencialmente de varios estados en las que los miembros del Colegio de Abogados de Florida manejan asuntos de la ley de Florida [Ver, por ejemplo, In re <u>The Estate of Waring, 47 NJ 367, 221 A .2d 193 (1966<\/u>)];<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>operando como un bufete de abogados interestatal en el estado de Florida, a menos que contin\u00fae siendo una asociaci\u00f3n plena y de buena fe que opere de acuerdo con un acuerdo de asociaci\u00f3n que no disponga que las ganancias y p\u00e9rdidas se compartan entre sus miembros \u00fanicamente sobre la base de el negocio proporcionado generado o manejado por su oficina de Florida;<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>operar la oficina de Florida sin un socio o socios de la firma, que uno de los cuales es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida, asumiendo de manera continua la responsabilidad de la supervisi\u00f3n de las operaciones de la oficina de Florida;<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>permitir que cualquiera de sus miembros, asociados o empleados que no sean miembros del Colegio de Abogados de Florida ejerza control de supervisi\u00f3n sobre cualquier asociado que opere de forma permanente fuera de la oficina de Florida que sea miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida con respecto a asuntos esencialmente involucrando la ley de Florida para personas que residen en Florida o empresas comerciales que tienen su lugar principal de negocios en Florida;<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>permitir que cualquier solicitante de admisi\u00f3n al Colegio de Abogados de Florida de alguna manera afiliada a la firma opere en la oficina de Florida de manera permanente de cualquier manera que no sea el papel tradicional de &#8220;asistente legal&#8221; bajo la supervisi\u00f3n directa y el control de un miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida; y<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>participar en otras actividades profesionales y de la manera que pueda estar prohibida en el futuro por raz\u00f3n de cualquier decisi\u00f3n judicial, o regla o reglamento de la Corte Suprema de Florida o costumbre o pr\u00e1ctica que en lo sucesivo pueda ser promulgada o aceptada por esta Corte en respecto a la pr\u00e1ctica jur\u00eddica no autorizada en el estado de Florida.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em;\">(2)-. <\/span><u style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em;\">De conformidad con las disposiciones anteriores de esta orden, la firma de abogados antes mencionada y sus miembros, asociados y-o empleados podr\u00e1n realizar debidamente las siguientes actividades, las cuales NO constituir\u00e1n la pr\u00e1ctica no autorizada de la ley<\/u><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em;\">:<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(a) [PUEDE] comunicarse, consultar y tratar con el personal en la oficina de Florida en todos los aspectos, incluida la discusi\u00f3n y el asesoramiento sobre asuntos legales, la preparaci\u00f3n y revisi\u00f3n de documentos legales y cualquier otro acto que pueda constituir la pr\u00e1ctica de la ley, siempre que tales actividades simplemente constituyan con asistencia o supervicios de un miembro [a la pr\u00e1ctica libre] de El Colegio de Abogados de Florida y, si se utiliza el resultado de tales actividades, es producto de, o se fusiona con el producto de, un miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida por el cual el miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida asume la responsabilidad profesional;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(b) [PUEDE] comunicarse con los clientes y otras personas (incluidos otros abogados) siempre que se confirme inicial e inmediatamente por escrito y en todo momento se les aclare a dichos clientes y otras personas, de una manera que evite confusiones, que la persona abogado extranjero (si no es un miembro de The Florida Bar [a la practica libre]) por lo que la comunicaci\u00f3n no es miembro de The Florida Bar y que dicha comunicaci\u00f3n (si se trata en casos de la ley de Florida) se realiza en presencia o con la aprobaci\u00f3n por escrito del socio abogado quien si es miembro de The Florida Bar [a la pr\u00e1ctica libre] quien asume responsabilidad profesional por dicha comunicaci\u00f3n y mantiene una relaci\u00f3n directa con el cliente;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(c) [PUEDE] brindar asesoramiento legal sobre el derecho u obligaci\u00f3n regidos por la leyes federales, seg\u00fan lo permitido en <u>Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corp., 364 F.2d 161 (2d Cir.1966) cert. gud. 385 U.S. 987 [87 S. Ct. 597, 17 L. Ed. 2d 448] (1966)<\/u>; y siempre que, si el abogado extranjero que brinda la asesor\u00eda legal no es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida, el abogado se encuentra en Florida de manera transitoria e inicialmente se le ha aclarado al cliente y se le ha confirmado inmediatamente por escrito que el abogado no es un miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(d) [PUEDE] brindar asesoramiento legal con respecto a asuntos relacionados principalmente con la pr\u00e1ctica de la agencia administrativa federal [SON 35 AGENCIAS], y siempre que si el abogado que brinda el asesoramiento legal no es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida, el abogado se encuentra en Florida de manera transitoria e inicialmente se le dej\u00f3 claro al cliente y se confirm\u00f3 inmediatamente por escrito que el abogado no es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(e) [PUEDE] brindar asesoramiento legal sobre la ley de jurisdicciones distintas de Florida a clientes que no sean de Florida en transacciones con personas que residan en Florida o con empresas comerciales que tengan su lugar principal de negocios en Florida; siempre que los asuntos de la ley de Florida, si algunos, son manejados por miembros del Colegio de Abogados de Florida y siempre que, si el abogado que brinda el asesoramiento legal no es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida, el abogado se encuentra en Florida de forma transitoria;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(f) [PUEDE] participar en otras actividades profesionales y de la manera que pueda ser permitida, reconocida o aceptada en el futuro por raz\u00f3n de cualquier decisi\u00f3n judicial, regla o reglamento de la Corte Suprema de Florida o costumbre o pr\u00e1ctica que en el futuro pueda ser promulgada o aceptada por este Tribunal con respecto al ejercicio de la abogac\u00eda en el Estado de Florida.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(3)-. Al operar su oficina de Florida, la firma [de abogados no de Florida] mencionada anteriormente y cada uno de sus abogados se regir\u00e1n por la orden siguiente:<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(a) El C\u00f3digo de Responsabilidad Profesional de Florida;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(b) La firma de abogados puede usar en Florida el nombre de su firma original existente fuera de Florida, aunque ning\u00fan abogado en el nombre de la firma sea miembro de The Florida Bar [<u>Ver, The Florida Bar, 330 So. 2d 9 (Fla. 1976)<\/u>];<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(c) Las listas de la practica de leyes y directorios legales de la oficina de Florida incluir\u00e1n en ellos solo abogados individuales admitidos para ejercer en Florida, a menos que aparezca una declaraci\u00f3n expresa que indique qu\u00e9 abogados son miembros del Colegio de Abogados de Florida o, alternativamente, los que no son miembros de El Colegio de Abogados de Florida;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(d) Los anuncios profesionales que emanan \u00fanicamente de la oficina de Florida se har\u00e1n \u00fanicamente en cuanto a asuntos que involucren a miembros del Colegio de Abogados de Florida;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(e) Los membretes utilizados por la oficina de Florida incluir\u00e1n una lista de sus socios admitidos en Florida y pueden enumerar sus asociados admitidos en Florida; si se enumeran los nombres de abogados que no son de Florida, el membrete debe contener una declaraci\u00f3n expresa que indique los abogados individuales que son miembros del Colegio de Abogados de Florida o, alternativamente, los que no est\u00e1n admitidos para ejercer en Florida; Sin embargo, no se puede mencionar la membres\u00eda de un abogado en ning\u00fan colegio de abogados que no sea Florida; el membrete de la oficina de Florida no puede incluir el nombre de un abogado que no est\u00e1 admitido en Florida, incluso con la divulgaci\u00f3n del estado de no admisi\u00f3n, cuando el acuerdo entre el abogado y la firma no constituye una verdadera sociedad interestatal;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(f) En cualquier directorio telef\u00f3nico publicado y utilizado en Florida, la firma incluir\u00e1 solo a sus abogados que est\u00e1n admitidos para ejercer en Florida;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(g) Toda la correspondencia de la oficina de Florida que est\u00e9 impresa en papel de la firma deber\u00e1 estar firmada por una persona que sea miembro o asociado de la firma admitida en el Colegio de Abogados de Florida o, cuando corresponda, por una persona cuyo estado sea de lo contrario claramente indicado (por ejemplo, &#8220;abogado no admitido en Florida&#8221;, &#8220;asistente legal&#8221;, &#8220;asistente legal&#8221; o similares);<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(h) Una tarjeta de presentaci\u00f3n profesional de un abogado que lo identifique por su nombre y como abogado, dando su direcci\u00f3n, no puede contener una direcci\u00f3n de Florida si no es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/AIBA-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/AIBA-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">El Colegio de Abogados de California incluye abogados que han sido educados en el extranjero. No es necesario que sean ciudadanos de EE.UU., para ser un abogado con licencia a la pr\u00e1ctica libre general en California, pero deben completar algunos tr\u00e1mites adicionales.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Si un solicitante desea ejercer la abogac\u00eda libre general en California como un solicitante educado en el extranjero no admitido para ejercer la abogac\u00eda en ninguna jurisdicci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos, la informaci\u00f3n y los formularios se encuentran a continuaci\u00f3n.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Estas pautas no se aplican a los abogados que ya est\u00e1n admitidos a la pr\u00e1ctica activa de la abogac\u00eda en un pa\u00eds extranjero o en otra jurisdicci\u00f3n de los EE. UU. Y est\u00e1n en regla.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Estos &#8220;abogados extranjeros&#8221; est\u00e1n calificados para tomar el Examen de la Barra de Abogados de California sin tener que completar ninguna educaci\u00f3n legal adicional. &#8220;Ya no se requiere LLM&#8221;. Ver m\u00e1s: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calbar.ca.gov\/Admissions\/Requirements\/Education\/Legal-Education\/Foreign-Education\">http:\/\/www.calbar.ca.gov\/Admissions\/Requirements\/Education\/Legal-Education\/Foreign-Education<\/a><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pr\u00e1ctica Federal [inmigraci\u00f3n]:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>El C\u00f3digo 8 CFR 292.1-3. Los abogados extranjeros pueden ejercer en la ley de inmigraci\u00f3n como un abogado bajo la condici\u00f3n de que: abogados NO certificados en los EE. UU., por cualquier tribunal supremo, entonces solo puedan representar a los ciudadanos de su pa\u00eds (el pa\u00eds de origen del abogado) y, en el momento en que el cliente contrata sus servicios, dicho cliente se encuentra en el pa\u00eds del abogado. El cliente al momento de contratar los servicios legales de este abogado NO puede estar dentro de los Estados Unidos.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Adem\u00e1s, seguir esta regla se aplica muy bien a los abogados certificados en alg\u00fan estado de los Estados Unidos como consultor de derecho extranjero del FLC, una vez que han sido admitido por un tribunal supremo estatal y por cualquier colegio de abogados del estado, como miembro de la secci\u00f3n de derecho internacional del FLC. <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pero, un segundo an\u00e1lisis de esta regla, se aplica muy bien a los abogados certificados en alg\u00fan estado de los Estados Unidos como FLC, consultor de derecho extranjero, siguiendo el precedente establecido en Sperry.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>En el caso- The Florida Bar v. Sperry, 140 So. 2d 587, 591; 373 EE. UU. 379, el Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos determin\u00f3 que &#8216;establecer una definici\u00f3n amplia de la pr\u00e1ctica de la ley era &#8220;casi imposible&#8221;. Los estatutos federales autorizan a la comisi\u00f3n y las agencias federales a prescribir los reglamentos que rigen el reconocimiento, la conducta y el ejercicio de los agentes, abogados extranjeros y otras personas para representar a terceros solicitantes ante estas agencias federales. Por lo tanto, Florida no puede prohibir esta pr\u00e1ctica federal una vez que una persona est\u00e9 autorizada por una de estas agencias federales, la pr\u00e1ctica es la pr\u00e1ctica legal autorizada&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Adem\u00e1s, un tercer an\u00e1lisis, siguiendo el precedente de Savitt, se aplica a abogados certificados en alg\u00fan estado de los EE. UU., como consultor de derecho extranjero, FLC, cuando est\u00e1n asociados con abogados locales que celebran un acuerdo rec\u00edproco siguiendo los principios de Savitt.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>En The Florida Bar v. Savitt, 363 So.2d 559, la Corte Suprema de Florida sostuvo que la firma [oficina de abogados] y sus miembros, asociados o empleados pueden llevar a cabo la siguiente pr\u00e1ctica legal:\u2026 (e) dar asesoramiento legal sobre la ley de jurisdicciones distintas de Florida para clientes que no pertenecen a la Florida en transacci\u00f3n con una persona que reside en Florida o con empresas comerciales que tienen su lugar de negocios principal en Florida; siempre que los asuntos de la ley de la Florida, si corresponde, sean manejados por miembros del Colegio de Abogados de la Florida y siempre que, si el abogado que brinda el asesoramiento legal no es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de la Florida, el abogado se encuentre en la Florida de manera transitoria: &#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Seguiendo el C\u00f3digo Federal 8 CFR 292.1-3, lo que significa que, &#8220;Cualquier abogado- cualquier persona que sea elegible para ejercer la ley en, y es un miembro en regla de cualquier tribunal, el tribunal supremo de cualquier estado, cualquier territorio&#8221; o el Commonwealth de los Estados Unidos, o del Distrito de Columbia, y no est\u00e1 bajo ninguna orden de suspenderlo, sancionarlo, restringirlo, o prohibirlo de alguna otra manera en la pr\u00e1ctica de la ley&#8221;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Esta regla se aplica muy bien a los abogados certificados en alg\u00fan estado de los Estados Unidos como consultor de derecho extranjero del FLC, una vez que han sido admitidos por un tribunal supremo estatal y por cualquier colegio de abogados del estado, como miembro de la secci\u00f3n de derecho internacional del Bar FLC.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A medida que nuestra poblaci\u00f3n y nuestra econom\u00eda contin\u00faen ampliando los horizontes de EE. UU., La necesidad de servicios de abogados extranjeros tambi\u00e9n aumentar\u00e1. Los inversores locales de EE. UU. Con proyectos empresariales en el extranjero, as\u00ed como los inversores internacionales que buscan oportunidades en Estados Unidos, a menudo necesitan, y por lo tanto se beneficiar\u00e1n de, la conveniencia de contar con consultores jur\u00eddicos extranjeros, abogados extranjeros, disponibles para asesorar sobre tales cuestiones. .<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>En lugar de superponerse o incluso entrar en conflicto, la actividad de los asesores legales de abogados extranjeros complementa el trabajo de los abogados locales llamados a anticipar los efectos de una transacci\u00f3n internacional negociada en los Estados Unidos o que involucre a un partido de los EE. UU. El abogado local que examina un asunto desde la perspectiva del cliente puede no estar siempre preparado para planificar adecuadamente todas las consecuencias legales que surjan de una transacci\u00f3n que se realizar\u00e1, en todo o en parte, en una jurisdicci\u00f3n extranjera.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>La necesidad de abogados extranjeros tambi\u00e9n se siente en el campo de los litigios. Los litigios pueden surgir como consecuencia natural del aumento en los negocios internacionales, en el que EE. UU. Juega un papel de creciente importancia en el hemisferio y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. Junto con el flujo de capital extranjero a EE. UU., Hay una afluencia paralela de ciudadanos extranjeros. Muchas de esas personas son propietarias de propiedades en EE. UU., O llegan a serlo, incluidas propiedades inmobiliarias, cuentas bancarias, cuentas de valores y otros activos.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tales propiedades pueden convertirse en objeto de litigio en los tribunales de los Estados Unidos, aunque no necesariamente en la legislaci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos. Por ejemplo, un banco de un difunto extranjero intestado extranjero no residente probablemente sea distribuido de acuerdo con la ley del domicilio de ese difunto. Un acreedor, ya sea de EE. UU. O no, puede optar por adjuntar o ejecutar una propiedad en EE. UU. Propiedad de un extranjero no residente para recuperar en una transacci\u00f3n que puede estar regida por la ley de otra jurisdicci\u00f3n.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Esto lleva la discusi\u00f3n a un examen de la pr\u00e1ctica legal en los Estados Unidos hoy en el contexto de estos desarrollos. En la actualidad, casi cualquier investigaci\u00f3n sobre las actividades de abogados [fuera del estado y] extranjeros en EE. UU. Invita a dirigirse al caso, The Florida Bar v. Savitt, 363 So.2d 559, que trata sobre una disputa entre The Florida Bar y un bufete de abogados de abogados de Nueva York que se instal\u00f3 y ofici\u00f3 en Florida en el cual el socio asignado para supervisar la nueva oficina no fue admitido a la pr\u00e1ctica de la abogac\u00eda en Florida.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Una de las partes clave del acuerdo de soluci\u00f3n en el caso Savitt, relacionado con la realizaci\u00f3n de actividades que no constituyen la pr\u00e1ctica de la ley sin licencia. Esa declaraci\u00f3n, que seguramente dej\u00f3 a algunos abogados locales rasc\u00e1ndose la cabeza, dice lo siguiente:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>El bufete de abogados y sus miembros, asociados o empleados correctamente pueden llevar a cabo las siguientes actividades, que no constituir\u00e1n la pr\u00e1ctica legal no autorizada &#8230;.. (e) dar asesoramiento legal sobre las jurisdicciones de derecho de Florida a clientes que no sean de Florida en transacciones con personas que residen en Florida o con empresas comerciales que tienen su lugar principal de negocios en Florida; siempre que los asuntos de la ley de la Florida, en su caso, sean manejados por miembros de The Florida Bar y siempre que, si el abogado que brinda el asesoramiento legal no es miembro de The Florida Bar, el abogado se encuentre en Florida de manera transitoria: &#8230; .<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Por otro lado, los expertos locales han notado que, los abogados de Florida que asesoran a clientes sobre leyes extranjeras se est\u00e1n abriendo a la pr\u00e1ctica no autorizada de cargos legales.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/INTER-LAW4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-570\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-570\" src=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/INTER-LAW4.jpg\" alt=\"INTER LAW4\" width=\"267\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Por otro lado, los abogados estatales con licencia y los abogados extranjeros certificados pueden asesorar a los clientes sobre varias leyes federales seg\u00fan el caso: Florida State v. Sperry, 140 So.2d 584, modificado, 159 So.2d 229 (Fla. 1963). El caso Sperry es bien conocido como el caso que define la pr\u00e1ctica de la ley como:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>El Tribunal Supremo consider\u00f3 que establecer una definici\u00f3n amplia de la pr\u00e1ctica de la ley era &#8220;casi imposible&#8221;. Los estatutos federales autorizan a la comisi\u00f3n y agencias federales a establecer normas que rigen el reconocimiento y la conducta de agentes, abogados extranjeros y otras personas que representan a los solicitantes ante estas Agencias federales. Una de estas agencias federales es el Servicio de Ciudadan\u00eda e Inmigraci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos, regulaci\u00f3n 8 C.F.R. ss 103.2 (a) (3), establece que hay tres tipos de personas autorizadas para presentar una representaci\u00f3n legal como representantes de solicitantes o solicitantes incluyendo abogados extranjeros.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>En este caso de Sperry v. Florida. Los estatutos federales autorizan a la Comisi\u00f3n de Patentes a establecer normas que rigen el reconocimiento y la conducta de los agentes, [abogados extranjeros] y otras personas que representan a los solicitantes ante estas oficinas federales. Sperry, que era un agente de patentes, reconocido por el Comisionado de Patentes, mantuvo una oficina en Tampa, Florida, donde se hizo p\u00fablico como la pr\u00e1ctica de la ley de patentes. El Tribunal Supremo de Florida orden\u00f3 a Sperry que se comprometiera con el ejercicio de la abogac\u00eda, incluidas prohibiciones espec\u00edficas de emitir opiniones legales sobre patentabilidad e infracci\u00f3n, y en contra de considerar que est\u00e1 calificado para preparar y enjuiciar las solicitudes de patente de cartas. Aplicando la Cl\u00e1usula de Supremac\u00eda, el Tribunal Supremo anul\u00f3 y archiv\u00f3 el decreto &#8220;ya que proh\u00edbe a [Sperry] realizar tareas que son incidentales a la preparaci\u00f3n y enjuiciamiento de solicitudes de patentes ante la Oficina de Patentes&#8221;. Seg\u00fan el autor de este alegato, [febrero de 1990 El Florida Bar Journal, el abogado David S. Willig], EE. UU. [Florida] se beneficiar\u00e1 en gran medida de la globalizaci\u00f3n de la econom\u00eda mundial y el consiguiente aumento de los negocios internacionales. Frente a las preguntas cada vez m\u00e1s frecuentes sobre derecho extranjero que surgen en asuntos tra\u00eddos a los abogados estadounidenses por sus clientes en EE. UU., Ya sean residentes o no residentes en el estado, los abogados abogados extranjeros que est\u00e1n a su disposici\u00f3n pueden ser una ayuda inconmensurable para enfrentar el desaf\u00edo de nuestra futuro econ\u00f3mico &#8230; Es por esta raz\u00f3n que necesitamos abogados extranjeros en calidad de consultores jur\u00eddicos extranjeros en los Estados Unidos.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NAFA-LAW-SCHOOL-LOGO-1.png\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NAFA-LAW-SCHOOL-LOGO-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Part III [english]<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6 style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 38.0pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;\">Update for Foreign Education in law. <\/span><\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #3e3e3e;\">The State Bar of California [year 2021] includes attorneys who have been educated abroad. They\u00a0do not have to be citizens to be a licensed attorney in California, but they\u00a0do have to fill out some extra paperwork.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #3e3e3e;\">If an applicant wants\u00a0to practice law in California as a foreign-educated applicant\u00a0not admitted to practice law in any United States jurisdiction, the information and forms are below.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #3e3e3e;\">These guidelines do not\u00a0apply to attorneys who are already admitted to the active practice of law in a foreign country or in another U.S.\u00a0jurisdiction and are\u00a0in good standing.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #3e3e3e;\">These \u2018foreign attorneys\u2019 are qualified\u00a0to take the California Bar Examination without having to complete any additional legal education. \u2018No LLM required anymore\u2019. See more information entering this link here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.calbar.ca.gov\/Admissions\/Requirements\/Education\/Legal-Education\/Foreign-Education\">http:\/\/www.calbar.ca.gov\/Admissions\/Requirements\/Education\/Legal-Education\/Foreign-Education<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Following the 8 CFR 292.1-3 Code, which means that, \u201cAny attorney- any person who is eligible to practice law in, and is a member in good standing of any court, the supreme court of any state, any possession, any territory or the Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and is not under any order to suspend, sanction, restrict, or otherwise prohibit it in the practice of law.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This rule applies very well to attorneys certified in any state in the United States as a foreign law consultant to the FLC, once admitted by a state supreme court and by any state bar association, as a member of the section of international law of the FLC.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This Legal writing involves the analysis of precedents fact patterns and presentation of arguments such as legal memoranda and briefs. This one legal writing involves a balanced analysis of a legal problem known as the authorized practice of law by foreign attorneys admitted as Foreign Legal Consultant [FLC]. This form of legal writing is persuasive, and advocates in favor of our legal position. By HUMPHREY H. PACHECKER \u2013 parts reprinted.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF IMMIGRATION LAW IN THE CONTEXT OF SUPREME COURT\u2019S DECISION IN SPERRY V. FLORIDA.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">U.S. Supreme Court<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sperry v. Florida, 373 U.S. 379 (1963)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sperry v. Florida ex rel. Florida Bar<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>No. 322<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Argued March 25, 1963<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Decided May 27, 1963<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>373 U.S. 379<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Petitioner Mr. Sperry is not a lawyer, and has never been admitted to the Bar of any State, but, under regulations issued by the Federal Commissioner of Patents with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 35 U.S.C. \u00a7 31, he has been authorized to practice before the United States Patent Office.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>As part of that practice, he has for many years represented patent applicants, prepared and prosecuted their applications, and advised them in connection with their applications in the State of Florida.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Florida Bar sued Mr. Sperry in the Supreme Court of Florida to enjoin the performance of these and other specified acts within the State, contending that they constituted unauthorized practice of law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>The U.S. Supreme Court held that:<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em> Florida may not prohibit Mr. Sperry petitioner from performing within the State tasks which are incident to the preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the Patent Office. Pp.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/373\/379\/case.html#381\">373 U. S. 381<\/a>-402. [Federal law].<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>(a) The determination of the Supreme Court of Florida that the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for others constitutes the practice of law, within the meaning of the law of that State, is not questioned. P.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/373\/379\/case.html#383\">373 U. S. 383<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>(b) Florida has a substantial interest in regulating the practice of law within the State, and, in the absence of federal legislation on the subject; it could validly prohibit nonlawyers from engaging in this circumscribed form of patent practice. P.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/373\/379\/case.html#383\">373 U. S. 383<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>(c) A federal statute, 35 U.S.C. \u00a7 31, expressly permits the Commissioner of Patents to authorize practice before the Patent Office by nonlawyers; the Commissioner has explicitly granted such authority; and Florida may NOT deny to those failing to meet its own qualifications the right to perform acts within the scope of the federal authority. Pp.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/373\/379\/case.html#384\">373 U. S. 384<\/a>-385.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>(d) There cannot be read into the federal statute and regulations a condition that such practice must not be inconsistent with state law, thus leaving registered patent practitioners with the unqualified right to practice only in the physical presence of the 373 U. S. 380\u00a0<\/em><em>Patent Office and in the District of Columbia, where that Office is now located. Pp.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/373\/379\/case.html#385\">373 U. S. 385<\/a>-387.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In this legal writing, we do recognize that the unauthorized practice of immigration law has been an ongoing and growing problem for the past several decades in the United States. There are numerous commentaries and publications in the legal community regarding the unauthorized practice of law by the ill-named \u201cnotarios publico,\u201d commonly known as \u201cnotarios,\u201d and other unauthorized immigration consultants.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The practice of immigration law by out-of-state licensed attorneys [and by foreign attorneys admitted by the state supreme court of any state as a foreign law consultant], however, has not received any substantive attention for years.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thus the question becomes: What does it mean to be a U.S. \u00a0Lawyer or Foreign lawyer who is admitted to practice and what constitutes the unauthorized practice of law by a licensed attorney? The type of licensed lawyers we focus on here are those who move from the state(s) [or other country] in which they are admitted, and then set up their law practice, concentrating in the field of immigration law, in one state.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>These lawyers believe this is acceptable, based in large part upon the <u>Supreme Court decision of Sperry v. Florida<\/u>, so long as they practice \u201cpurely\u201d federal law. Paragraph (d)(2) recognizes that a U.S. or foreign lawyer may provide legal services in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is not licensed when authorized to do so by federal or other law, which includes statute, court rule, executive regulation or judicial precedent. ABA Model Rule on Practice Pending Admission. Laying aside the question of what constitutes unauthorized practice of the law; Professor Bennett devotes his study to the right of state and federal agencies to authorize non-lawyers to practice before them and to a discussion of the right of legislative bodies in general to determine who shall practice law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Non-Lawyers and the Practice of Law before State and Federal Agencies. Bennett, Wallace R. \u201cNon-Lawyers and the Practice of Law before State and Federal Agencies.\u201d\u00a0American Bar Association Journal, vol. 46, no. 7, 1960, pp. 705\u2013709.\u00a0JSTOR, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/25721213.%20Accessed%2014%20Dec.%202020\">www.jstor.org\/stable\/25721213. Accessed 14 Dec. 2020<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The argument is that since FLC and authorized nonlawyers limit their practice to federal immigration law, it is not necessary to become members of the bar in the state(s) in which planning to practice federal immigration law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Before delving into the issue of unauthorized practice of law as it relates to licensed attorneys, it is vitally important to note those who clearly are violating the law. The undisputedly unauthorized practice of law we refer to here is that which is done by the so-called notarios who hold themselves out to be immigration experts. They are usually unauthorized non certified foreign attorneys and other immigration consultants. Within the American legal system, they are simply non-lawyers and thus considered to be lay persons who do not have any right to provide legal assistance to any individual.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Unlicensed attorneys are typically not part of the ABA or any other professional organization or State Bar which may regulate their conduct. Therefore, their ability to harm the public within the states that do not regulate them is immeasurable.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A registered foreign legal consultant (FLC) is an attorney or counselor at law (or equivalent) licensed in another country who has received special certification from the State Supreme Court and the State Bar to represent a client in this state. A foreign legal consultant can practice law in a limited manner in US. This includes admission Pro Hac Vice, Administrative admission rules and admission as an In-house Lawyer advising a company or corporation in one particular field of business state law, or coordination with outside\u00a0counsel\u00a0on litigation matters. Eg. See The Florida Bar rules of admission Chapter 16 \u2013 Chapter 17- Florida Supreme Court.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>One ongoing significant case of a Foreign Legal Consultant practicing immigration law in New Jersey is a Brazilian lawyer, Mrs. Norka Schell, exemplifies the problem of foreign attorneys engaging in the unauthorized practice of immigration law despite Sperry Case. The case also highlights the state legal system\u2019s failure to properly and legally regulate the unauthorized practice of law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ms. Schell is a credentialed foreign legal consultant by the New Jersey Supreme Court, and allowed to represent clients in New Jersey solely by giving legal advice on Brazilian law, the country where she is licensed.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Law enforcement officials, however, have claimed that Ms. Schell has been engaging in the unauthorized practice of law for more than twelve years. On her website, Ms. Schell indicates that she offers services related to U.S. immigration law which officials claim goes beyond what she is authorized to practice.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To date, no charges of unauthorized practice have been filed against Ms. Schell, and she has not been barred from providing immigration related services. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawschell.com\/\">https:\/\/www.lawschell.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The issues surrounding the unauthorized practice of law discussed above raise questions about states\u2019 ethical rules. The rationale used by immigration lawyers who are licensed in one foreign jurisdiction but then proceed to petition for admission as a FLC attorney to physically live and practice law in U.S. whereby they are unlicensed and practicing without the assistance of a licensed attorney in that state arises from the U.S. Supreme Court decision Sperry v. Florida. The controversy over the unauthorized practice of law was the emphasis of this 1963 Supreme Court decision.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mr. Alexander T. Sperry (Sperry), a non-attorney, practiced patent law in Tampa, Florida without admission neither to the Florida Supreme Court nor to the Florida Bar or any other state bar. Mr. Sperry, however, was licensed to practice by a federal agency before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Florida Bar sought to enjoin Sperry\u2019s conduct on the ground that it constituted the unauthorized practice of law. The Florida State Court did not question the determination that, under Florida law, preparing and prosecuting patent applications for others constituted practicing law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>But, in the decision delivered by Chief Justice Warren, however, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that although Florida has a substantial interest in regulating the practice of law within the State, it could NOT validly prohibit this \u201cpractice\u201d because Congress provided \u201cthat the Commissioner of Patents [or any other federal agency] \u2018may prescribe regulations governing the recognition and conduct of agents, attorneys, or other persons representing applicants or other parties before the patent office.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thus, state law must \u201cyield\u201d when it is incompatible with federal law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The US Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Sperry provides an important explanation regarding the prohibition of unauthorized practice of law. In Sperry suggests that a State\u2019s unauthorized practice of law rules and regulations CANNOT obstruct an individual\u2019s right to practice if such practice is authorized by federal law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thus, by virtue of the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the federal law that authorized practice before the USPTO was superior to Florida\u2019s unauthorized practice of law statute and therefore the Florida state law had NO right to hinder or interfere with the federal statute at stake.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Sperry decision influenced various groups of people who sought to practice before federal agencies. Some of these groups have argued that the Sperry decision means that an out-of-state, and foreign \u00a0licensed attorney admitted and certified as FLC can practice federal law if his or her federal practice is clearly covered by authorizing language similar to the federal patent office statutes discussed in Sperry.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Sperry \u201cfederal practice exception\u201d to the unauthorized practice rules, however, has been limited to the facts of that federal case and applies only where there is a federal statute specifically authorizing such practice.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Therefore, in order to demonstrate the effect of Sperry\u2019s decision on the area of immigration law we must examine the federal statute that governs who can practice immigration law. 8 C.F.R. Section 292.1.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who Can Practice: The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) was created as a set of practical and procedural rules for those appearing before the federal agencies. The CFR outlines a wide range of representatives who may appear before the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as well as before the Department of Justice, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The allowed representation includes the following: (1) attorneys licensed to practice law in one of the states of the United States;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(2) law students and law graduates;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(3) reputable individuals; 72<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(4) accredited representatives;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(5) accredited officials; and<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(6) foreign attorneys.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The CFR, however, sets certain restrictions for non-attorneys as to the establishment of the immigration practice and remuneration for such representation.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>There remains, however, 8 C.F.R. section 292.1(a) (1), which allows any attorney licensed by a state in the United States to practice immigration law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The language implies that, as long as a U.S. licensed local and foreign attorney restricts his\/her practice to federal immigration law, his\/her practice is permissible in any state and will withstand any state level unauthorized practice of law rules.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In Sperry there was a federal statute authorizing the USPTO to set licensing requirements for patent attorneys and agents. Requirements include an examination administered by the USPTO. In contrast, in immigration law representation before USCIS, ICE, CBP, or the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) does NOT require special registration or licensing.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Taking Sperry as a starting point, the Department of Justice \u201cpromulgated disciplinary regulations on a nationwide basis governing the privilege of appearing as an attorney or representative before the [Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)], the Immigration Courts, and the [USCIS].\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The national disciplinary scheme was criticized from different standpoints. Many commentators argued that the unilateral national disciplinary scheme of the federal agencies is inappropriate; states should have sole jurisdiction over the disciplinary rules because a unilateral scheme would cause confusion and uncertainty with the states\u2019 rules. Furthermore, critics objected to a dual disciplinary system that punishes practitioners twice for the same conduct.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Finally, it was called an \u201cunnecessary and impermissible intrusion\u201d into the state law licensure process; \u201cto bar a lawyer from practice before an agency is unheard of.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The ABA acquiesced and suggested that EOIR and USCIS establish a system where attorneys\u2019 misconduct is reported to the state disciplinary authority, who would then notify the agencies about sanctioned lawyers. This National disciplinary scheme, however, involves only USCIS and EOIR, excluding other federal and state agencies involved in immigration law practice.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Immigration is NOT Solely the Practice of Federal Law Nonetheless, many states bar federal immigration law practice by out-of-state licensed and foreign attorneys for the stated reason of protecting public interests, increasing professionalism, and punishing violators.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A state\u2019s disciplinary rules ONLY bind state-licensed attorneys, so an attorney licensed outside of that state would not be bound by those rules. The issue of fairness arises, as the rules are not the same for all attorneys practicing in that state. State-licensed attorneys are subject to higher standards set by the state bar while corresponding federal standards are very low or virtually nonexistent.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Additionally, states cannot be silent when the practice of an out-of-state foreign licensed attorney involves state law. Clearly, immigration law cannot be called \u201cpure\u201d federal law as long as practice questions involve a wide range of state laws. In 2002, a New York licensed lawyer who had established an immigration law practice in Houston was sued by the Texas Bar\u2019s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Committee alleged that the attorney, Ms. Senanayake, violated the Texas Unauthorized Practice of Law Statute by practicing law in Texas without a license. The Committee was concerned about the effect of Texas family and criminal law on Ms. Senanayake\u2019s clients\u2019 immigration cases.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Furthermore, the Committee raised the issue that Ms. Senanayake could not be controlled by either the Texas bar or by federal agencies. The case was ultimately dropped by the Committee.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In comparison, an article authored by the Deputy Director and General Counsel of the Oregon State Bar concluded that there is no clear answer to the question of whether an out-of-state foreign licensed attorney can establish a federal practice in Oregon without taking and passing the Oregon bar exam. After careful review of relevant case law, the Director observed that the \u201ccases are a strong basis for concluding that an out-of-state lawyer cannot set up a bankruptcy practice in a state he is not licensed in even if the lawyer is admitted to the bar of the federal court in that state.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Director strongly encouraged attorneys seeking to practice in Oregon to take the bar exam so as to avoid unauthorized practice of law issues. Even more striking, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that the unauthorized practice of law is \u201cnot limited to practice utilizing the common law and statutes of Maryland.\u201d Rather, the court held that the unauthorized practice of law includes any advice to clients and preparation of any legal documents, even on the basis of federal or foreign law, by an attorney not admitted to practice in the state whose principal office is in the state. The court also stated, \u201cthe goal of the prohibition against unauthorized practice is to protect the public from being preyed upon by those not competent to practice law from incompetent, unethical, or irresponsible representation.\u201d The Maryland Court of Appeals was deciding a case involving a member of the District of Columbia bar who was admitted to practice in the federal court in Maryland but not in the Maryland state bar.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The attorney contended that he was free to practice \u201cfederal\u201d and \u201cnon-Maryland\u201d law. At the outset the court made it clear that the case involved a person who was \u201cnot admitted to practice law in Maryland holding himself out to the public as an attorney engaged in the general practice of law in Maryland from a principal office in Maryland.\u201d The court found this to be unauthorized practice of law. \u201cThis is so whether the legal principles he was applying were established by the law of Montgomery County, the State of Maryland, and some other state of the United States, the United States of America, or a foreign nation.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Sperry argument failed here in Maryland principally because the unauthorized practice of law involved in the case was not limited to the practice of federal law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Other state courts have also shown their negative treatment of out-of-state foreign licensed attorneys through advertising restrictions. A New York licensed attorney brought a case against the Florida Bar challenging the state\u2019s advertising restrictions for out-of-state counsel.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Plaintiff claimed that he would be charged with unauthorized practice of law if his advertisement stated either \u201cNew York Legal Matters Only\u201d or \u201cFederal Administrative Practice\u201d and included an address for a Florida-based law office.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>He also argued that the advertising restrictions violated his First Amendment rights. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, however, held that advertising restrictions for out-of-state counsel did not violate the attorney\u2019s First Amendment rights. The court found that the attorney\u2019s proposed advertisement both concerned unlawful activity and misled. There was no state or federal law, rule, or regulation that allowed non-licensed attorneys to engage in general federal administrative practice in Florida.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Another court in Florida found a New York-licensed attorney committed unauthorized practice of law for advertising his availability as an attorney in Miami telephone books, newspapers, and television with the implication that he was authorized to practice in Florida.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The court held that the defendant had knowingly created the impression that he was authorized to practice in Florida on his own because the advertisements did not indicate the defendant\u2019s membership in the New York bar or his limited immigration law area of practice. Therefore, the attorney committed unauthorized practice of law. Clearly, as outlined in Sperry, states still have a substantial interest in regulating the practice of law within state borders.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In the absence of federal legislation, states could validly prohibit non-state- and foreign licensed lawyers from engaging in federal administrative practice immigration law.1<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONCLUSION Any attempt to practice state law without admission to the state bar can be considered as unauthorized practice of law. At first blush, practicing federal immigration law is seen as a possible safe harbor for an out-of-state foreign licensed attorney. The complexity of federal immigration law and its impact on state laws, however, gives state bars a wide range of options to bring complaints against attorneys not licensed in the state based on an unauthorized practice of law statute.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Any attorney, before establishing a practice in a state where he or she is not licensed should familiarize himself or herself with that state bar\u2019s admission and rules for unauthorized practice of law. The highest standards of the legal profession must be preserved. This is possible only under strict supervision of the regulating authorities.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rules are set for the legal profession not just to set minimum standards of conduct, but to protect the clients, who become the victims of unauthorized practitioners.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Code 8 CFR 292.1-3<\/u><\/strong><strong>. Foreign lawyers may practice in immigration law as a lawyer under the condition that: lawyers NOT certified in the US, by any supreme court, then they may only represent citizens of their country (the lawyer&#8217;s country of origin) and, in the moment the client hires her\/his \u00a0services, said client is in the lawyer&#8217;s country. The client at the time of hiring the legal services of this lawyer can NOT be within the US.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Furthermore, following the Code 8 CFR 292.1-3, meaning that, \u201dAny attorney\u00a0means any person who is eligible to\u00a0practice\u00a0law in, and is a member in good standing of any bar of, the highest court of any State, any possession, any territory, or Commonwealth of the\u00a0United States, or of the District of Columbia, and is not under any order suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, or otherwise restricting him or her in the\u00a0practice\u00a0of law.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This rule very well applies to lawyers certified in some state of the United States as an FLC, foreign law consultant, once she\/he has been admitted by any state supreme court and by any state bar association, as member of a court as FLC- bar\u2019s international law section.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>But, a second analysis of this rule, very well applies to lawyers certified in some state of the United States as a FLC, foreign law consultant, following the precedent established in Sperry.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>In The Florida Bar v. Sperry,<\/u>\u00a0140 So. 2d 587, 591; 373 U.S. 379, the Supreme Court found that setting forth broad definition of the practice of law was \u201cnigh onto impossible.\u201d\u00a0 Federal statutes authorize the federal commission and agency to prescribe regulations governing the recognition and conduct of agents, foreign attorneys, and other persons representing applicants before these federal agencies. Therefore, the States, Florida- cannot prohibit this federal practice once a person is licensed by any of these federal agencies- the practice is the authorized practice of law.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In addition, a third analysis, following the precedent of Savitt, applies to lawyers certified in some US state as an FLC, foreign law consultant, when they become associated with local lawyers entering into a reciprocity agreement for the practice of law following the Savitt principles.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>In The Florida Bar v. Savitt,\u00a0\u00a0<\/u>363 So.2d 559, the Supreme Court held that, [T]he firm [law office] and its members, associates or employees properly may conduct the following practice of law:\u2026 (e)give legal advice on the law of jurisdictions other than Florida to non-Florida clients in transaction with person residing in Florida or with\u00a0 business enterprises having their principal place of business in Florida; provided that matters of Florida law, if any, are handled by members of The Florida Bar and provided that, if the lawyer giving the legal advice is not a member of The Florida Bar, the lawyer is in Florida on a transitory basis:\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/S-COURT.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2352\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2352\" src=\"http:\/\/nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/S-COURT.jpg\" alt=\"S COURT\" width=\"1140\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/S-COURT.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/S-COURT-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part I [english] Parte II. [espa\u00f1ol] As our population and economy continue to expand the horizons of the United States, the need for foreign legal consultants (FLCs) will also increase. U.S. investors with overseas business projects, as well as international investors seeking opportunities in the United States, often need and would therefore benefit from the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nafalaw.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/22\/why-we-usa-needs-foreign-attorneys-here-in-any-case-por-que-nosotros-ee-uu-necesitamos-abogados-extranjeros-aqui-en-cualquier-caso\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why we- USA, needs foreign investments, attorneys and foreign professionals here in any case? &#8211; \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 nosotros, EE. UU., necesitamos inversiones extranjeras, abogados y profesionales extranjeros aqu\u00ed en cualquier caso? 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