State Bar & Bar Associations
Dec. 20, 2021
Bar subpoenas lawyers who used LegalMatch, objections raised
“Under the State Bar’s obligation as a regulatory agency whose principal mission is the protection of the public, it has issued subpoenas to only a small number of attorneys who worked with LegalMatch for a limited 10-month time frame in order to obtain relevant referral information for the prosecution of LegalMatch,” wrote State Bar General Counsel Vanessa L. Holton.
The general counsel of the California State Bar said the agency has issued subpoenas to "a small number of attorneys" who registered with LegalMatch.com. But one attorney speaking on condition of anonymity said the demands appear to be widespread.
Meanwhile, a different attorney representing lawyers who worked with LegalMatch verified a redacted subpoena acquired by the Daily Journal was the same as those received by her clients. She said ...
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