State Bar & Bar Associations
Feb. 28, 2020
What will the California Attorney Practice Analysis group recommend?
There is an enormous gap between the need for civil legal services and most people’s ability to access legal help. More than half of California households had civil legal issue problems last year, but nearly 70% of received no legal help.
Joseph Robert Giannini
Director
Lawyers United Inc.
Email: j.r.giannini@verizon.net
Joseph is a member of the American Bar Association's Litigation Section and Legal Education and Admissions. He spearheaded legislation in California that was enacted into law in 2000 calling for full reciprocal admission for experienced sister-state attorneys, that was subsequently, diluted to provide only second-class limited bar admission privileges for corporate counsel and attorneys working for qualified pro bono organizations with the promise the issue would be re-visited in a few years.
State Bar of California Board of Trustee Chairman Alan Steinbrecher and Vice-Chairman Sean SeLegue citing the California Justice Gap Study of 4,000 residents spotlight a harsh reality. They write there is an enormous gap between the need for civil legal services and most people's ability to access legal help. More than half of California households had civil legal issue problems last year, but nearly 70% of received no legal help. Only 27% of low-income Californians r...
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