[blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered

[Alcidonis Law Office]

"Well, you can relax as you aren't practicing law without a license if you
are doing something for a group that wants you to do it for their benefit."

If the thing you are doing for the group's benefit involves signing a 
contract so you can act as "the legal guy," you are in fact engaging in the 
practice of law without a licensed, and there is not much about that to be 
relaxed. Drafting any contracts for an individual, a group, or entity, is a 
task that is strictly within the domain of a licensed attorney. Although a 
Paralegal may draft legal documents on behalf of clients/groups, this is 
done under the supervision of an attorney. The documents have to be reviewed 
and approved and signed by licensed attorneys. In this case the gentlemen is 
neither an attorney, nor a Paralegal under supervision.

Rod Alcidonis, Esquire.
Alcidonis Law Office, LLC
2824 Cottman Avenue
Suite 15
Philadelphia, PA 19149
Tel: (215) 305-8085
Fax: (215) 525-0999
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Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
-----Original Message----- 
From: ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:06 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered

Well, you can relax as you aren't practicing law without a license if you
are doing something for a group that wants you to do it for their benefit.
You by drafting a contract are not giving legal advice and you are not
representing yourself to be a lawyer or legal professional. The situation
could become more complicated if you were  wanting to market the game you
developed and were to have it copyrighted or patented depending on the
format. In that case you should probably seek the advice of a lawyer as you
are getting in to a more complicated area. You also should seek legal advice
if you and the other parties are wanting to start a business as a result of
this creation and there are then other factors that need to be considered.
I'm not sure what you are wanting the  contract to stipulate and who would
be the parties involved this could impact how you proceed.
Again, I am not a lawyer and you may want to give us a few more details.
Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chuck-krugman/b/357/722
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Borah" <kgborah at att.net>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:47 PM
Subject: [blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered


> Hello everyone out there.
>
>
>
> I have a conundrum that I have been struggling with for about 18 hours or
> so, and I thought someone might be able to help me with it.
>
> I have some friends who are a lot more computer techy than me and are able
> to code things and create audiogames.  So, last night about six of us, me
> included were talking on a chat client and we all decided to create an 
> audio
> game.  I think we have all the bases covered as far as jobs; we have 
> coders,
> story line creators, sound designers, and me, the legal guy.  I'm also 
> going
> to help out in the sound department and some web design.  Arriving at my
> question, how much legal work am I able to do here in this situation?  I 
> am
> currently in college going for a government degree with an emphasis in
> prelaw.  I want to go to law school after graduating and become a lawyer.
> And I know if I practice law without a law license that is a big no-no and
> can be punishable by imprisonment.  I will probably have everyone sign a
> contract which I know we are legally able to do.  everyone involved is
> competent and legally able to enter into a contractual agreement.  What 
> are
> your thoughts on this matter?
>
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