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Public Adjusters and the Unauthorized Practice of Law

By Reed S. Minkin

Justifiably concerned about the inundation of public adjusters in Louisiana following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the Louisiana legislature enacted 'The Louisiana Public Adjuster Act' ('Public Adjuster Act'), codified at Louisiana Revised Statutes '22:1210.91, et seq., by Acts 2006, No. 806, '1. The Public Adjuster Act was enacted to establish a regulatory framework for the field of public adjusting by setting standards for qualifications and licensing of public adjusters and establishing standards of conduct.

The Public Adjuster Act defines 'public adjusting' as either of the following:

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