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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice

Oct. 11, 2021

Paraprofessional program: problems and proposals

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers adopted a resolution last November opposing the nonlawyer ownership of law firms and opposing the delivery of legal services by nonlawyers until all other reasonable means of providing access to justice have been exhausted and when safeguards have been established to protect the public.

Peter M. Walzer

Partner
Walzer Melcher LLP

5941 Variel Avenue
Woodland Hills , CA 91367

Phone: (818) 591-3700

Fax: (818) 591-3774

Email: pmw@walzermelcher.com

Southwestern University SOL; Los Angeles CA

Pete is the founding partner of Walzer Melcher, a practice focused exclusively on family law with offices in Woodland Hills. He is immediate past president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers adopted a resolution last November opposing the nonlawyer ownership of law firms and opposing the delivery of legal services by nonlawyers until all other reasonable means of providing access to justice have been exhausted and when safeguards have been established to protect the public.

The AAML’s membership consists of more than 1,600 of the top family lawyers in the United States. Since the AAM...

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