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DEVELOPING A PLAN TO SAVE YOUR HOUSE AND GET OUT OF DEBT,
what the banks do NOT want you to know,
SB*Fun Family Select Potential Class Action Lawsuit
Have you been charged $9.95 by SB* FUN FAMILY SELECT without your knowledge or authorization?
Bar monitors lawyer loan modification advertising
The State Bar is notifying lawyers that the chief trial counsel’s office wants to monitor their loan modification-related advertising.
Seniors and the Law is updated
and translated
Partially funded with a $65,000 grant from the California Bar Foundation,
Seniors & the Law has been updated and is being distributed throughout the state.
18 vie for seat on the bar board
An unusually high number of lawyers
- 18 - declared their candidacy for five seats on the State Bar Board of Governors.
Ex-employee charged with
embezzling $675,820
A former State Bar employee was arrested last month and charged with embezzling more than $675,000 from the bar.
Applications available for JNE Commission
June 1 is the deadline to apply to serve on the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE).
Board of governors ballots mailed
in five districts
June 1 is the deadline for eligible bar members in five State Bar districts to vote for representatives on the board of governors.
Legal specialist exam scheduled
for August
The exam to become certified as a legal specialist will be administered Aug. 9. The State Bar certifies specialists in 11 fields of law.
Bar Foundation awards 17 more scholarships
The California Bar Foundation has awarded Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarships to 17 graduating law students headed for public interest law careers.
Hong Kong CLE program
The Litigation and Real Property Law sections are planning a continuing legal education program in Hong Kong the first week of November 2009.
Opening your own firm
"The California Guide to Opening and Managing a Law Office," is now available for purchase online.
LAP offers assistance
Attorneys dealing with stress, burnout, substance abuse and other issues can take advantage of resources offered by the State Bar's Lawyer Assistance Program.
Free legal research links
The State Bar provides links to free legal research sites
on the Internet.
