HB1895

House Bill 1895 amends Arkansas Code § 16-22-211(d) to clarify and expand the exceptions to the state's prohibition against corporations and voluntary associations practicing law. The bill allows for-profit corporations and voluntary associations to employ in-house attorneys to represent not only their own immediate affairs but also the affairs of their affiliates. The bill explicitly defines 'affiliate' to include parent companies, subsidiaries, sibling entities, and other entities related by ownership or control. This change ensures that corporate legal departments can legally provide representation across a corporate family structure. Existing exemptions for nonprofit organizations, indigent defense, and public entity representation remain in the statute.