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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice

Dec. 7, 2020

Lawyer mobility is a challenge for firms, bar

According to Allison Martin Rhodes, partner and deputy general counsel at Sheppard Mullin, state-by-state licensing requirements that limit where a lawyer can physically work are a hold out of an outdated economy.

With Colorado joining a growing number of states continuing to explore changes to multijurisdictional practice rules, lawyers are calling for California to follow suit.

According to Allison Martin Rhodes, partner and deputy general counsel at Sheppard Mullin, state-by-state licensing requirements that limit where a lawyer can physically work are a hold out of an outdated economy.

"The regulatory cl...

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