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COM'N ON UNAUTH. LAW PRACTICE v. A-1 ASSOC.

No. 99-0536.

623 N.W.2d 803 (2001)

IOWA SUPREME COURT COMMISSION ON UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW, Appellee, v. A-1 ASSOCIATES, LTD., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo Parrish of Parrish, Kruidenier, Moss, Dunn & Montgomery, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General and Grant K. Dugdale, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

W. Don Brittin, Jr., of Nyemaster, Goode, Voigts, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Collectors Association, Inc.

Considered en banc.

NEUMAN, Justice.

The district court enjoined A-1 Associates, Ltd., a collection agency representing clients in small claims court, from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. A-1 contends on appeal that Iowa Code sections 539.1, 539.3, and 631.14 (1997) specifically permit its litigation activities. We conclude, as did the district court, that these statutes do not provide the authorization A-1 seeks. We therefore affirm the injunction issued by the district...

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