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Military Law,
State Bar & Bar Associations

Aug. 29, 2019

Bill: Bar must expand legal services to military personnel

The State Bar must expand pro bono legal services to active duty military service members under a bill approved by the Legislature this week.

The State Bar must expand pro bono legal services to active duty military service members under a bill approved by the Legislature this week.

AB 558 did not receive a single no vote on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. It seeks to expand on legislation passed in 2017, AB 360, which created the bar's pro bono program for veterans.

The new legislation requires the bar "to engage with military ...

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