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Jan. 16, 2026

State Bar spends its resources on the affluent to the exclusion of the poor

Despite strong diversity policies and research like the Justice Gap Study, the State Bar largely protects wealthy civil clients while ignoring the constitutional rights of poor and minority crime victims in California's criminal system.

Antonio R. Sarabia II

IP Business Law, Inc.

320 via Pasqual
Redondo Beach , California 90277

Email: asarabia2@gmail.com

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State Bar spends its resources on the affluent to the exclusion of the poor
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The State Bar of California publicly embraces diversity, equity and inclusion and has taken meaningful steps, including commissioning its 2024 California Justice Gap Study on unmet civil legal needs. These efforts suggest a concern for the poor and for historically marginalized communities. Yet the Bar's enforcement record tells a different story. Disciplinary action tends to follow cases involving af...

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