California lawyers could expand fee-sharing arrangements with non-profits under a proposed rule out for public comment as part of the state bar’s effort to improve access to justice.
The proposal is one of three the California Bar Board of Trustees approved Thursday for comment. The proposals are in a task force report from a special bar group formed to investigate how regulatory and bar rule changes can help Californians struggling to afford legal help.
Though the board approved only minor changes to a controversial rule regarding law firm ownership — Bar Rule 5.4 — more significant changes to that regulation ...
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