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State Bar & Bar Associations

May 16, 2022

State Bar needs to be reformed

In short, the State Bar wastes a lot of time and money creating tasks forces to “study” Mandatory Malpractice Insurance, Paraprofessionals and creating a “Sandbox” to allow Big Tech to practice AI law on the internet. As a result of spending its time doing these things, the State Bar seems to be perpetually in need of money.

Ian R. Friedman

Partner
Wingert, Grebing, Brubaker & Juskie LLP

Email: ifriedman@wingertlaw.com

Univ of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA

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During the Comment Period for the public’s consideration of the State Bar’s Paraprofessional Task Force’s recommendations, there were 2,014 comments submitted. The State Bar doesn’t say how many of those comments were by attorneys, but it does say that 90% of attorneys opposed the recommendations. Nevertheless, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the Task Force voted to recommend the creation of a new category of person who can practice law without a license, called a “para...

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