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Government

Jul. 23, 2013

Immigration fraud, attorney discipline among issues weighed by bar trustees

At a State Bar meeting last week, trustees vowed to support a bill that would impose extra requirements on immigration lawyers and took action on a number of other proposals affecting California lawyers.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - State Bar leaders are vowing to support a bill that would impose extra requirements on immigration lawyers and others who offer services to clients under potential federal immigration reforms.


Acting during a crowded Board of Trustees meeting Thursday and Friday, the bar's executive committee endorsed in concept new legislation from San Diego Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez int...

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