Ch. 632                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3) perform any other act that is necessary to
conclude the affairs of a law practice but that does not
constitute practicing law.

(c) It is not a defense to a charge of a violation of this
section that the defendant acted through an officer, director,
partner, trustee, agent, or employee who is a lawyer.

10-602.

Unless authorized by law to practice law in the State, a
person may not represent to the public, by use of a title,
including "lawyer", "attorney at law", or "counselor at law", by
description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise,
that the person is authorized to practice law in the State.

[10-603.

A bank, trust company, or corporate fiduciary, by
advertisement, may not:

(1)  comment adversely on the qualifications of
lawyers to provide services in any capacity, including a
fiduciary capacity; or

(2)   imply that the services of a lawyer are
ministerial or secondary to the services of a bank, trust
company, or corporate fiduciary.]

[10-604] 10-603.

(a)  This section does not apply to:

(1)  a lawyer while employed as a part-time master for
juvenile cases; or

(2)  an individual while:

(i) performing an affirmative duty required by
law; or

(ii) engaging in an activity related to a case
in which the individual is a party or has a property interest.

(b)  Even if an individual has been admitted to the Bar, the
individual may not practice law while employed:

(1)  as a sheriff or deputy sheriff;

(2)   in a jail or penitentiary, as:

(i) a warden or deputy warden; or

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