Florida lawyers offered the state’s Supreme Court contrasting characterizations of smartphone app that helps drivers dispute traffic tickets, leaving judges divided Wednesday over whether the software enables the unauthorized practice of law.
The TIKD app aids drivers in finding an attorney who can go to court and argue for a reduction in fine or dismissal of the citation.
Attorney James J. McGuire, told the court on Wednesday that the app violates rules barring non-lawyer businesses from making money solely off the law.
TIKD’s business model is about generating as much money as it can, said McGuire, an attorney with Tampa’s ...
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