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Law Practice,
State Bar & Bar Associations

Jun. 3, 2019

State Bar may recommend non-lawyers be allowed to own legal services companies

A State Bar task force appears poised to recommend that non-lawyers be allowed to own legal services companies and potentially share ownership of law firms with attorneys, but some practitioners have concerns.

A State Bar task force appears poised to recommend that non-lawyers be allowed to own legal services companies and potentially share ownership of law firms with attorneys, but some practitioners have concerns.

The panel is also likely to propose that non-lawyers be permitted to undertake some legal tasks without committing the unauthorized practice of law.

If California were to expand who can partic...

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