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Wyo. Stat. § 33-5-117 (2026)

Unauthorized practice.

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It shall be unlawful, and punishable as contempt of court, for
any person not a member of the Wyoming state bar to hold himself
out or advertise by whatsoever means as an attorney or
counselor-at-law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1989–2020 · leading case: Meyer v. Norman, 780 P.2d 283 (Wyo. 1989).
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Meyer v. Norman, 780 P.2d 283 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 3× “Section 33-5-117, W.S.1977 (June 1987 Repl.”
Mt. Rushmore Broad., Inc. v. Statewide Collections, 2002 WY 39 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 33-5-117 (LexisNexis 2001).”
Beaudoin v. Kibbie, 905 P.2d 939 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 2× “Since the record generally supports a conclusion that Beaudoin and the Reeb Family Trust are "one and the same” (Beaudoin was unable to locate any documentation of the "trust”), we will so treat the matter. It has not been raised as an issue, but Beaudoin’s purported…”
Jung-Leonczynska v. Steup, 803 P.2d 1358 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 2× “Rule 11, Rules Providing for the Organization and Government of the Bar Association of the Attorneys at Law; W.S. 33-5-117; See Dawson v. City of Casper, 731 P.”
Dewey Fam. Trust v. Mountain West Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 3 P.3d 833 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 33-5-117 (Michie 1997); see also Beaudoin v.”
The Unauthorized Practice of Law Comm., Wyoming State Bar v. Clyde W. Stock, 2020 WY 16 (Wyo. 2020). “Wyoming Statute § 33-5-117, entitled “Unauthorized Practice,” provides, “It shall be unlawful, and punishable as contempt of court, for any person not a member of the Wyoming state bar to hold himself out or advertise by whatsoever means as an attorney or counselor-at-law.”
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