Louisiana § RS 12:814 - Certification of foreign professional law corporation
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§ RS 12:814. Certification of foreign professional law corporation
A. A foreign professional law corporation organized pursuant to the laws of any state, other than Louisiana, or territory of the United States, or District of Columbia shall be entitled to procure a certificate of authority to render professional legal services in Louisiana only if:
(1) A professional law corporation organized pursuant to this Chapter would be entitled to procure a certificate of authority or equivalent authority to render professional legal services in the state under whose laws the foreign professional law corporation is organized.
(2) The foreign professional law corporation satisfies the requirements of R.S. 12:803, 804, and 805(A).
(3) The foreign professional law corporation designates with the secretary of state, the qualified person or persons duly licensed to practice in this state through whom it will render professional legal services in Louisiana, and such qualified persons are not, at the time of such designation, so designated by any other foreign professional law corporation.
(4) All the shareholders, officers, and directors of the foreign professional law corporation are licensed to practice law in at least one qualified state.
(5) The foreign professional law corporation includes in its application, a statement acknowledging that it will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court with respect to the court's authority to adopt rules and regulations governing the practice of law in Louisiana.
B. No foreign professional law corporation shall maintain an office or transact business in Louisiana until it has obtained a certificate of authority to render professional legal services in Louisiana.
C. A foreign professional law corporation shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3 of this Title, as the same may from time to time be amended, except to the extent such provisions are inconsistent with this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 354, §1. Renumbered from R.S. 1950, §12:914 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1991, No. 225, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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