When the state of California licenses professionals, it is telling Californians that they can depend on licensees to perform their services competently, that miscreants will be disciplined and that in serious cases, their licenses will be lifted. For instance, the state bar, which oversees attorneys, publishes all of its disciplinary...
Walters: Should California Make It Easier to Practice Law?
Does California have too many lawyers, or too few? That’s the unspoken question underlying a complicated debate within California’s legal community over whether the examination that would-be attorneys must pass to be licensed is too difficult. The passage rate on the State Bar’s July test, released in November, plummeted to...
Take 5: Woodward Wants to Go from Child Welfare Attorney to Judge
Brent Woodward believes his variety of experience makes him the best choice for Fresno County judge. The attorney who works for the county child welfare department is running against Deputy District Attorney Robert Mangano. Both men are looking to replace Dennis Peterson, who is not running again for his Office...