State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice
Dec. 9, 2021
State Bar’s paraprofessional program lacks statistical support
Much has been about the State Bar of California’s proposed paraprofessional program which would allow nonlawyers to practice law in certain areas unsupervised by attorneys. We add our names to the growing list of persons opposed to the program. The goal of the program is admittedly praiseworthy: to close the purported “justice gap.”
Laura C. McHugh
Partner
Duggan McHugh Law Corporation
Phone: (916) 550-5309
Email: laura@dugganmchugh.com
Much has been written about the State Bar of California's proposed paraprofessional program which would allow nonlawyers to practice law in certain areas unsupervised by attorneys. We add our names to the growing list of persons opposed to the program.
The goal of the program is admittedly praiseworthy: to close the purported "justice gap."
But what is the justice gap?
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