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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Aug. 19, 2019

Proposed changes to bar's ethics rules get surly reaction

A State Bar task force’s nonlawyers suggestions generated overwhelming opposition during the early stages of the public-comment period.

A State Bar task force's proposals that would give nonlawyers several ways to participate in the legal marketplace have generated overwhelming opposition during the early stages of the public-comment period.

The 16 regulatory change options put forward for consideration by the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services include permitting nonlawyers to offer some legal advice. They would also allow nonlawyers to own...

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