The Florida Bar v. TIKD Services LLC
The Florida Bar petitioned to enjoin TIKD Services, a nonlawyer app-based company that charged drivers a flat fee, matched them with licensed traffic attorneys it paid, and guaranteed payment of any fines. Rejecting the referee's summary judgment for TIKD, a divided Supreme Court held that TIKD's model constitutes the unauthorized practice of law and permanently enjoined it, reaffirming the Consolidated Business principle that a nonlawyer entity whose only income stream is the provision of legal services is engaged in the practice of law.
Key facts
- The Florida Bar petitioned to enjoin TIKD Services LLC, a nonlawyer company that operated an app-based platform charging drivers a flat fee to match them with licensed traffic attorneys and guaranteeing payment of any fines.
- TIKD's business model involved advertising legal services, screening and accepting clients, setting and collecting fees from drivers, and controlling the assignment of traffic matters to contracted licensed attorneys who performed the substantive legal work.
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