I never really thought of this as a problem. Abstracting alone should not be considered the "practice of law" because all you are really doing is writing a report that reflects what one would find in the public records. I could however see a problem if the abstractor begins to make requirements or state conditions of title. That could be considered an "opinion of title" and that would be a gray area. Of course, title agents do it all the time on title commitments and many of them are not attorneys, but they are licensed by the dept. of insurance.

Interesting post... I'll be looking forward to reading other opinions.

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