Note: IANAL Is there any problem with giving legal advice? I thought that anyone can give legal advice, as long as they don't practice law (without authorizati

Note: IANAL Is there any problem with giving legal advice? I thought that anyone can give legal advice, as long as they don't practice law (without authorization). I guess the real question is, does legal advise always constitute the practice of law? I can go to an accountant, real estate agent, government department, police station, bank, or school and get something which technically constitutes legal advice. I think it's a gray area, and I think the laws are a little vague (and vary with state law). I'm pretty sure an offer "Ask me legal questions, even though I'm not a lawyer" would put you in hot water. I doubt you could create a forum specifically for non-lawyers to offer people advice. I think there is a line somewhere between coincidental legal advice, and practicing law, and while I don't think anyone (even a lawyer) knows where that line is, I've never heard of a poster on an internet forum getting charged.