U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Feb. 8, 2019. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
Washington, D.C., is already the sole jurisdiction in the U.S. that allows nonlawyers to partner in law firms. Now a bar committee will consider going even farther.
January 24, 2020 at 12:25 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
As a growing number of states mull allowing nonlawyers to take ownership stakes in law firms, Washington, D.C., is ahead of the curve.
The nation’s capital is already the sole U.S. jurisdiction to allow lawyers to partner with nonlawyers. While these partnerships are subject to certain limitations, a D.C. bar committee announced Thursday that it would look into an even less restrictive model.
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