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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jul. 12, 2021

Despite Girardi debacle, State Bar continues to ignore consumer protection

Even as the State Bar of California acknowledges mistakes regarding its stunning failure of regulatory oversight in the matter of Thomas V. Girardi, it nonetheless continues to pursue plans to implement a major restructuring of the delivery of legal services in California.

William L. Winslow

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James A. Gorton

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Gorton Janosik & Poxon, LLP

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Even as the State Bar of California acknowledges mistakes regarding its stunning failure of regulatory oversight in the matter of Thomas V. Girardi, it nonetheless continues to pursue plans to implement a major restructuring of the delivery of legal services in California. These truly radical proposals would authorize nonlawyers to own all or part of a law firm and to share fees with lawyers, and also include a scheme for licensing independent paralegals to offer lega...

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