Board Approves a 2025 Offer and Compromise Attorney Debt Relief Program
State Agencies Gather to Collaborate to Better Serve Californians' Legal Aid Needs
AB 3279, Licensing Fee Bill, Signed
At its September 19, 2024, meeting, the State Bar of California Board of Trustees approved establishing a 2025 offer and compromise program, which conservatively could generate $9 million–$11 million by providing current and former attorneys the option to settle their State Bar debt at a discounted rate.
Seventeen state agencies, including the Department of Social Services, the Civil Rights Department, and the Department of Aging, gathered in San Francisco Thursday for a convening to ideate on how government agencies can collaborate with legal aid nonprofits to provide highly effective, equitable, and enhanced services to the public.
The State Bar 2023 digital annual report focuses on its accomplishments and challenges in a year when budgetary and staffing constraints impacted operations and when transparency and accountability took center stage.