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135	17	II.C. Attorney-Immunity Doctrine Does Not Apply	Two inquiries govern: type of conduct and existence of attorney-client relationship. Kassab's purchase of stolen property before having any clients is not conduct 'within the scope of client representation' or undertaken in a 'uniquely lawyerly capacity.' The solicitation and advertising necessarily preceded any attorney-client relationship and the requisite 'meeting of the minds.' The First Court of Appeals' commercial-transaction characterization addresses scope of a commercial transaction, not scope of duties to a client, and does not establish attorney immunity. Kassab also failed to provide any evidence of an attorney-client relationship at the time of his wrongful conduct.