LegalMatch.com to Pay California Bar $225,000 in Settlement

The long-running dispute between the California Bar and LegalMatch.com over who can provide legal advice is over with a $225,000 payment to the state agency, documents the bar released Tuesday said.

The parties in August reached an agreement in the lawsuit the bar filed challenging the 21-year-old legal referral service. The settlement amount was paid and the bar on Oct. 13 filed for dismissal.

• The bar sought injunctive relief in its May 2020 complaint filed in the California Superior Court for San Francisco County. LegalMatch filed a cross complaint alleging constitutional claims.
• The complaints and cross complaints followed a November ...