Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Orange County. (Photo: Lorie Shelley) Lawmakers Criticize State Bar Proposal Giving Nonlawyers Role in Legal Services
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the lawmakers' criticism was "not surprising" but asked, "What are we going to do? Just throw up our hands and say nothing?"
December 09, 2021 at 06:50 PM
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Bar Associations
The chairs of California's two legislative judiciary committees this week accused the state bar of "divert[ing] its attention from its core mission of protecting the public" by pursuing proposals to allow nonlawyers to offer a limited range of legal services.
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