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State Bar & Bar Associations

Nov. 29, 2016

State Bar faces $4.5M funding reduction

The agency is initiating a voluntary employee separation program and considering tapping reserves to address the shortfall.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The State Bar says it faces about a $4.5 million funding reduction next year as a result of the state Supreme Court authorizing it to assess lawyers a smaller annual dues amount than the state Legislature has approved in recent years.

In response, the bar's board has directed staff to initiate a voluntary separation program for employees. The panel will also soon consider whether to tap the agen...

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