More Than 300 Attorneys Pass Legal Specialist Exam
San Francisco, March 13, 2006 — The State Bar of California announced today that 344 attorneys passed the August 2005 Legal Specialist Examination. Overall pass rate was 65 percent.
The State Bar created the certification program – the first of its kind in the country – in the early 1970s to help consumers find attorneys with demonstrated ability and experience in eight areas of law: appellate; bankruptcy; criminal; estate planning, trust and probate; family; immigration and nationality; taxation, and workers compensation.
Currently, there are more than 4,000 active State Bar-certified legal specialists in California, with about 160 more acting as judges or commissioners.
To qualify as a certified specialist, an attorney must be an active member of the bar, have substantial experience in the field, pass the Legal Specialist exam, complete approved legal education programs and be evaluated by judges and other attorneys.
The bar also accredits outside certification programs in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights; elder law; civil, criminal and family law trial advocacy; accounting, legal and medical malpractice, and juvenile law.
Consumers in need of a certified specialist and attorneys who would like more information about becoming certified can visit californiaspecialist.org or call 415-538-2120.
Founded in 1927 by the state legislature, The State Bar of California is an administrative arm of the California Supreme Court, serving the public and seeking to improve the justice system for more than 75 years. All lawyers practicing law in California must be members of the State Bar. In March 2006, membership reached more than 205,000.
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