Non-accredited law schools

Updates rule 57 of the California Rules of Court and its provisions relating to libraries that must be maintained by the law schools

Proposed Public Comment

Bar exam accommodation

Proposed amendments to Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California set deadlines and clarify processing petitions for bar exam accommodations

Proposed Public Comment

Indigent defense guidelines

Changes to the existing 1990 Guidelines on Indigent Defense Services Delivery Systems.

Proposed Public Comment

Fee arbitration

Proposed revision to rule 15.2 of the State Bar Fee Arbitration Rules relating to fee waiver requests for relief from paying the filing fee to initiate a fee arbitration with the State Bar will remove the provision stating that fee waivers shall not be granted to business entities, including partnerships and corporations

Proposed Public Comment

Discipline cost recovery

Proposals to improve cost recovery in disciplinary matters include: (1) statutory change to authorize collection of attorney fees as part of disciplinary costs and include attorney fees as an element of the current cost formula; (2) statutory change to require payment of disciplinary costs for involuntary inactive proceedings; (3) statutory change to authorize a speedier cost collection procedure; (4) a proposal to increase the filing fee in reinstatement proceedings from $900 to $2,000; and (5) a proposal to require out-of-state applicants for reinstatement to come to California for their depositions

Proposed Public Comment