State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice
Nov. 2, 2020
Should California update rules on out-of-state attorneys?
The issue has taken on new resonance in California at a time when people are fleeing the state to escape rising housing costs, wildfires and the pandemic. California lawyers cannot practice while living outside the state, a rule some legal ethics experts say needs to be revisited.
Florida appears poised to join a growing number of states that allow lawyers licensed there to continue practicing while living in another state.
The issue has taken on new resonance in California at a time when people are fleeing the state to escape rising housing costs, wildfires and the pandemic. California lawyers cannot practice while living outside the state, a rule some legal ethics experts say needs to be revisited.
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