I am a young lawyer. I met with a client at their home and they signed a document. The next morning, I took it to the law office notary to have her notarize it. Did I do anything wrong?

The answer is not really. In days of old, notarizations could become a problem. In the 1970s and early 1980s, all pleadings had to be notarized. The verification requirement then came in that time and eliminated the notary requirement on many legal pleadings. A Pennsylvania statute was passed in the 1970s, early 1980s, and is cited as 42 Pa.C.S.A. 327. It is titled, “Oaths and Acknowledgments.” Subsection A of that statute states, “an acknowledgment may be taken by a member of the bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court if the document is there after certified to an officer authorized to administer oaths. Certification by an attorney shall be in accordance with 57 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 3 relating to revised uniform law on notarial acts and shall include the attorney’s Supreme Court identification number.”