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Letter to the Editor

Feb. 16, 2017

State Bar president makes great points; here are a few more

I applaud State Bar President James Fox for acknowledging in his recent column that the bar is "shifting from an agency with a dual mission of helping both lawyers and the public to one that is primarily focused on serving the public." By James K. Haggerty

I applaud the president of the California State Bar, James P. Fox, for straightforwardly acknowledging in his recent column ("Reform at the State Bar," Feb. 8) that the State Bar is "shifting from an agency with a dual mission of helping both lawyers and the public to one that is primarily focused on serving the public" and for noting that "[b]y statute, public protection is the highest priority of the State Bar." These statements represent real progre...

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