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ABA Approves Innovation Resolution, With Revisions to Limit Regulatory Changes

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ABA Approves Innovation Resolution, With Revisions to Limit Regulatory Changes

February 17, 2020 | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Law.com
The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates passed a resolution to push for new approaches to the practice of law that would improve access to justice, but not before adding a disclaimer to address concerns raised by some state bar associations about outside investment in law firms.
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California Task Force Recommends Limited Fee-Sharing, ‘Regulatory Sandbox’

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California Task Force Recommends Limited Fee-Sharing, ‘Regulatory Sandbox’

February 24, 2020 | Cheryl Miller | Law.com
"I think there was a lot of unanimity. There were a few splits but overall it was a great group of people marching to the same drummer in trying to close the justice gap," said Justice Lee Smalley Edmon of the Second District, Division Three of the California Court of Appeals, the task force chairwoman.
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