In re López
In re López
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
The petitioner asks for admission to the bar without examination, alleging that more than ten years ago he was graduated in law from an accredited university of the United States and that for more than five years he has practiced the profession in various offices of lawyers authorized to practice. ITe exhibited with his petition the diploma and affidavits of practicing attorneys- to the effect that the petitioner practiced law in their offices during certain times which sum up more than five years.
Act No. 17 of 1925 (p. 134) gives the right of admission to practice law without examination to any person who, having been graduated as a lawyer from any accredited university of Europe or of the United States at least ten years prior to the approval of the Act, “proves to the satisfaction of the Supreme Court that he has practiced for at least five (5) years in the office of any lawyer authorized by the Supreme Court of Porto Rico ...”
The terms of that act show that in order that this court may admit any person to practice the profession of law without examination it must be satisfied by the evidence. submitted to it that he has practiced as a lawyer in offices of lawyers authorized to practice their profession; therefore the evidence should be of such a nature as to lead this court to the conclusion that the said person has practiced as a lawyer in the office of another who is authorized to practice, and consequently the evidence submitted should state facts and not conclusions from which we may conclude that the petitioner has practiced as a lawyer in the
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