2015-03-11 Regular Session Minutes

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guide them okay you get your taxes, you get your letter of employment this is what you do. They'll fill it out and then I will go over it to check to make sure it's filled out completely. I mean that's just in a nutshell but basically I try to separate. I don't, people know that I will not and do not give legal advice. I do not like to use the word in my office. I give information so people understand that I'm not there to give anyone legal advice. Mr. Balsis: I'd like to give an example. This not in support of Ms. Bautista. It's my personal experience. My wife was filling out her petition to become a U.S citizen. She'd already been here and all those things. I did get the form from Ms. Bautista and she looked it over for completeness. She gave no opinion though as to the correctness, so she did not answer that or give legal advice on it. Mr. Adams: So it will be a surprise to the judge, but I'm not sure I completely agree with him that there isn't a part of the Code that is effected here. I know you're surprised. When I look at, I think that when we look at the two elements of the Code that you talked about which was 2-83(b) (1-5). I think I'm okay with that, you're not trying to do anything with that that I'm aware here. You've stated that your work if it corresponds to what you've identified in this document which becomes part of the record. I don't think there's an issue with that. 2-84(a)(2) is where I think we just need to make sure that we are not giving permission, but we are making sure that as we look at your situation that you're not in a problem situation there. So that is no officer or employee shall undertake any official action directly affecting a private undertaking in which the officer or employee engages legal counsel, advise or consult a representative or other agency capacity. I think that comes back to my question about the ability to make sure that there is a wall between your work with anybody that comes into your office. In the County and your work as an attorney for clients in U.S. immigration law situations. I'm not completely comfortable. I'd like to be completely comfortable that there is some type of wall between those two populations. You do understand what I'm saying there? Ms. Bautista: Right. I thought I was making it easy for everyone including myself where I will not represent anyone who comes in my office especially those from Hawai`i County. I've kept it away for thirteen years and that's why I chose not to practice. I didn't want that appearance of impropriety. Mr. Adams: So where do the clients for your law practice come from?