2016 year in review: The ABA Future Commission report and its discontents

Some of the most provocative statements of 2016 came from one of the highest profile bodies in legal: the American Bar Association. The ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services issued The Report on the Future of Legal Services at their Annual Meeting in August in San Francisco. For a while it seemed nearly everyone was sounding off about it. The heated online dialogue that resulted bears discussion for a couple of reasons: it unearthed, once again, that we need to ensure access to legal to...

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