In Michigan, can a business suggest it is authorized to handle my legal matter when it is not a licensed attorney?
Answered for: Michigan
A person shall not practice law or engage in the law business, shall not in any manner whatsoever lead others to believe that he or she is authorized to practice law or to engage in the law business, and shall not in any manner whatsoever represent or designate himself or herself as an attorney and counselor, attorney at law, or lawyer, unless the person is regularly licensed and authorized to practice law in this state.
The Michigan statute reaches more than practising: it also forbids leading others to believe one is authorized to practise, 'in any manner whatsoever', unless licensed.
This answer is true in Michigan and nowhere else on this site. Another jurisdiction is another answer, or an honest gap: see what has been read for Michigan.