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Re:California Man Fined $1k for Drawing Lines on Maps by djoldman on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @09:31PM (#33186102)
It's somewhat interesting to use the disclaimer that one isn't a lawyer in a paragraph stating that such disclaimers are invalid.

In my experience, people generally believe that stating one isn't a doctor or lawyer protects against an accusation of practicing without a license.

Re:California Man Fined $1k for Drawing Lines on Maps by jehb on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @09:47PM (#33186201)
> In my experience, people generally believe that stating one isn't a doctor or lawyer protects against an accusation of practicing without a license.

I can't believe you that as a lawyer you would claim that!

Re:California Man Fined $1k for Drawing Lines on Maps by HWR_14 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @01:06AM (#33187469)
There's a difference, in that discussing the law and the implications of it are things we expect people to do constantly and not just by lawyers. For instance, I'm sure a lot of discussions in Wall Street around the contract Musk signed for Twitter were done by non-lawyers.

I do not think that such a disclaimer would help if we were talking about your, djoldman's, plea bargain negotiations.