What laws and rules govern matters coming before the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law?
Article IV, Section 2(B)(1)(g) provides the Supreme Court of Ohio with original jurisdiction over “admission to the practice of law, the discipline of persons so admitted, and all other matters relating to the practice of law.” This jurisdiction includes authority over the unauthorized practice of law. Pursuant to this constitutional authority, the Court promulgated Rule VII of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio (“Unauthorized Practice of Law”), which governs unauthorized practice of law proceedings.
