Focus (Forum & Focus)
Nov. 8, 2007
Encouraging Transparency
Forum Column - By Suzanne M. Blonder and Emily Werth - The California State Bar is perilously close to making a decision that will make the Golden State one of the nation's worst when it comes to the honesty of the attorney-client relationship.
By Suzanne M. Blonder
and Emily Werth
In a decision that defies the modern trend of transparency, the California Bar's recent move to shelter attorneys has left the state's client population in the dark about whether lawyers offer a fundamental consumer protection.
This fall, the bar's Board of Governors rejected rules that would have required attorneys to disclose to cli...
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