Government
Mar. 22, 2013
Bill would give State Bar more power to go after unauthorized practice of law
Legislation expected this month would give the State Bar new authority to pursue the unauthorized practice of law, including collecting fees, costs and restitution for victims.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The State Bar would have greater ability to battle the unauthorized practice of law under proposed legislation set to be introduced later this month.
The bill, AB 888 by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, would for the first time give the bar the authority to seek attorney fees, investigative costs and civil penalties - including restitution for victims - when it goes to court to stop a...
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