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Government

Sep. 12, 2014

New State Bar president wants mentors for new lawyers

As the new State Bar president, Craig Holden says the bar's mission of public protection should encompass helping new lawyers, not just admission and discipline.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Craig E. Holden speaks often about the mentors who gave him training and guidance on his way to becoming a successful business litigator. But today, many new lawyers are going into business alone and unaided, "without any benefit of experience, training or mentoring," he said. "When I was young, it wasn't sink or swim."


Therefore, when Holden becomes the ne...

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