Should a lawyer’s license be like a driver’s license — good in every state, and not just the one in which it was issued? Attorneys have argued the question for years, but the debate was recently renewed in an online discussion hosted by the American Bar Association. And comments on the forum may carry weight: An ABA commission is currently reviewing how lawyers are regulated, and plans to recommend changes next year.
The Ethics 20/20 Commission set up the discussion forum to solicit opinions from lawyers, judges, and legal groups, as well as the general public. According to Ellyn Rosen, senior counsel to the ABA’s Center for Professional Responsibility, the commission has identified three areas of inquiry. The first two deal with how technology is changing the practice of law. The third, according to a commission statement, involves issues that arise “because U.S. lawyers are regulated by states, but work increasingly across state and international borders.”
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