I am a suspended lawyer and want to work with a business or as a real estate agent. The Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement, Rule 217(j) prohibits me from being involved in law-related activity. Almost every job in business has some aspect of law. Where is the line drawn?

The phrase law-related activity has brought some confusion to many persons since there is really no case law in Pennsylvania which defines what it means. On June 27, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in a unanimous decision helped to clarify what “law related” means. The case is known as In the Matter of Marc Manoff, petition for reinstatement; No. 1701 Disciplinary Docket No. 3; No. 10 DB 2011 (June 27, 2018).

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