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Mon 2 Jun, 2014 06:21 pm
Back in 1965 the only requisite to practice law in Puerto Rico was to pass the Bar exam. Recently, the Supreme Court unilaterally determined that all attorneys in practice needed to take a certain amount of study hours in a special program authorized by the Supreme Court. This requisite was not in effect for attorneys in practice before said disposition. Now, they threaten with disbarment if you do not take this courses even if you can not afford the payment of such courses of study. Is this legal and enforceable?
@Jossito,
No, its not. Go ahead and ignore this requirement, all the really cool lawyers and attorneys ignore it.
@bobsal u1553115,
Unfortunately, here in Puerto Rico, the supreme Courts acts and control de Judiciary and the Courts; I was wondering, not being a specialist in Constitutional Law, if I could find someone who could illustrate me more specifically on some legal precedents, as for example the grandfather clause.
Thanks
@Jossito,
I understand if the Supreme Court wants to apply this rule, it could be done prospectively, but not to those who have been in practice for more than forty years. It looks like an expo facto application of new restrictions!
i do not think it is required. go a head with the lawyers...........
@Jossito,
Is that the US Supreme Court? Would you like to make a guess on who decides what the law is?
The could certainly do this, though I know nothing of the particular law. If everyone currently practicing law in Puerto Rico has new requirements placed on them going forward, it wouldn't sound at all like an
ex post facto law.
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