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Law Practice

May 10, 2007

Criticism Leads Senate Panel to Trim State Bar Surcharge

A plan to extend a controversial surcharge on State Bar dues was rejected Tuesday by the state Senate Judiciary Committee.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to roll back a controversial $10-a-year dues assessment for a building fund, but approved an identical $10 annual surcharge for technology improvements, actions that would leave yearly State Bar dues at $400 if approved by the full Legislature.
      The action came after a committee staff's...

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