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Legal Profession, William J. Riegger
Legal Profession, William J. Riegger
Cal Law Trends and Developments
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Legal Profession, William J. Riegger
Legal Profession, William J. Riegger
Cal Law Trends and Developments
During 1967, the California courts made decisions dealing with admission to the bar, discipline, the statute of limitations in legal malpractice, and just compensation. The legislature also affected the legal profession by expanding the power of local government to employ private counsel, by changing the rules governing admission of out-of-state attorneys to the bar, and by changing certain fee provisions.
The California Supreme Court decided several important bar admission cases. In Hallinan v. Committee of Bar Examiners and March v. Committee of Bar Examiners, the Committee of Bar Examiners made value judgments and, in effect, by refusing certification, attempted to …