California takes up law firm ownership fight after ABA sidesteps
California lawmakers are set to vote before the end of the month on legislation that would allow the state bar to test new legal service models to make them more affordable. An amended version of the bill would still prevent non-lawyer companies from co-owning firms, however, and ban the sharing of legal fees with non-lawyers. Read more bloomberglaw.com
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