State Bar & Bar Associations
Oct. 4, 2017
Governor signs bill allowing bar to move funds from lawyers’ aid program
The bar made such a move last year before reversing course after criticism from officials in Sacramento.
The State Bar bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law allows the agency to transfer excess funds from its Lawyer Assistance Program to its Client Security Fund, a maneuver the bar made last year before reversing course after criticism from officials in Sacramento.
Legislative staff questioned the legality of the $1.6 million transfer from the program supporting lawyers with substance abuse and mental health issues to the fund reimbursi...
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