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May 22, 2009

Don't Sell Out Local Lawyers

If the high court grants the petition in Alfriend v. State Bar, it will abdicate 82 years of egalitarian ideals that have protected California citizens, writes Richard Pershing.

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By Richard Pershing

If the California Supreme Court grants the petition in Alfriend v. State Bar, it will sell out the citizens of California and abdicate 82 years of egalitarian ideals that have protected California women, minorities, returning learners and other citizens from the elitists of the East.

The Alfriend petition essentially implies that the California Bar Association is irrelevant and California shou...

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