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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jul. 24, 2023

Proposed changes to State Bar Board Conflict of Interest Code

The main change is that bar trustees must report foreseeable financial conflicts, rather than the current requirement to report only after a board decision has been made.

The State Bar Board of Trustees adopted changes to its Code of Conduct on Friday, detailing required disclosures of financial interests to comply with the Political Reform Act and the California Supreme Court’s direction.

The principal change is that the trustees must disclose all financial interests that “may foreseeably be affected materially” by the trustees’ decisions. The current code requires disclosure “only after the board makes a ...

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