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Bankruptcy Attorney Discusses the Fine Print

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Pleasanton Bankruptcy Attorney Discusses the Fine Print

Being a bankruptcy attorney, I come across a lot of news about startups. There was a particularly interesting story last week.
A company called Transparency Labs is designing a service where consumers can scan the terms of various financial agreements (i.e. the fine print) into their computer and the service will convert the fine print to plain English.
It sounds a lot like what attorneys do. You know, take complicated stuff and (hopefully) explain to their clients in plain English what the stuff means. Generally, I'm in favor of transparency, plain English, and all that good stuff, but I don't see how the service is not providing legal advice to people.

The last time I checked, only licensed attorneys can provide legal advice. Also the last time I checked, only human beings (as opposed to corporations or web sites) can get law licenses. So like I said, I don't see how this isn't unlicensed practice of law, but what do bankruptcy attorneys know anyway, right?