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Fresh Start Settlement Program Chance for Former Attorneys to Cut State Bar Debt in Half
Board Discusses Supreme Court’s Proposed Admissions-Related Amendments to CA Rules of Court
State Bar Announces New Round of DEI Leadership Seal Applications
Statement on Executive Actions Threatening the Availability of Legal Counsel and the Rule of Law
PTL Introduces New Attorney-Client Bridge Program
Progress on the Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System’s Recommendations