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Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 12-0001 (Disclosure of Confidences at Motion for Withdrawal)
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Proposed Amendments to California Rule of Court, Rules 9.6 and 9.31 and State Bar Rules 2.32 and 2.50
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