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Government

Dec. 1, 2025

California lawyers sue to block AB 931 fee-sharing restrictions

Wisner Baum, Eleos Law, and Brent Wisner sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta to block AB 931, arguing the new ban on fee-sharing with out-of-state ABS firms is unconstitutional.

California lawyers sue to block AB 931 fee-sharing restrictions
R. Brent Wisner

California attorney R. Brent Wisner, his firm, plus a non-attorney, case management entity in Arizona have filed a federal lawsuit against state Attorney General Rob Bonta and the State Bar, seeking to block enforcement of a law banning California lawyers from sharing fees with out-of-state firms that allow nonlawyer ownership.

The suit spearheaded by Wisner Baum LLP argues Assembly Bill 931, passed in October, is unconstitutional and unlawfully discriminates against Alternative ...

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