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Law Practice,
State Bar & Bar Associations

Oct. 2, 2019

Bar proposals will upend legal profession

The State Bar’s proposals to authorize nonattorneys and for-profit corporations to practice law will upend the legal profession and harm California Consumers

Erin M. Joyce

Founder
Erin Joyce Law, PC.

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The State Bar's Task Force on Access through Innovation of Legal Services has recommended allowing nonattorneys and for-profit corporations to practice law in California and to share fees with attorneys. The stated purpose of the ATILS proposals is "to achieve the dual goals of public protection and increased access to justice." (ATILS Report, p. 4) However, there is very little in the ATILS proposals which will directly affect the justice gap in California as we gene...

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