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234	30	Argument F — Illegal Acts Bar	Unlawful Acts Rule from Gulf, C. & S. F. RY. Co. v. Johnson (1888): no recovery when claims are inextricably intertwined with illegal acts. Applied to barratry contracts (Truyen Luong v. McAllister). Applied to illegally obtained documents (Sharpe v. Turley). Pohl admitted in Mississippi Litigation that runner agreements were illegal. Pohl committed UPL in Mississippi (misdemeanor), Louisiana (felony), Alabama (misdemeanor), and Florida (felony) — not licensed in any state except Texas and Colorado. Pohl shared office and fees with non-lawyers, violated professional conduct rules. Cannot prove ownership of trade secrets without referencing illegal solicitation activities. All damages flow from discovery of his unlawful acts.