Future of Lawyering Committee

The Future of Lawyering Committee was created to explore the evolving nature of technology and its impact on the delivery of legal services and access to justice. Our goal is to develop specific proposals for amending the legal ethics rules and reforming the lawyer regulatory process.

The Future of Lawyering Committee will evaluate and report to the APRL Board on various aspects of the delivery of legal services. This includes evaluating regulations that govern multijurisdictional practice and the unauthorized practice of law, and a lawyer’s interaction with nonlawyers, which implicates issues such as referral fees, the giving of value for recommending the lawyer’s services, and fee sharing. The Committee will also explore and recommend changes to practice regulation in the “5” series of the ABA Model Rules regarding “Law Firms & Associations,” including multidisciplinary practice/alternative business structures and nonlawyer investment in law firms; law-related/ancillary law firm businesses; restrictions on the right to practice; and alternative regulatory models for legal services delivery. The Committee is presently focused on recommending revisions to Model Rule 5.4.

 

Chair: Brian Faughnan

Board Liaison: Kendra Basner

Members:

• George Clark
• Ed Clinton
• Chessie da Parma
• Anthony Davis
• Craig Dobson
• Jan Jacobowitz
• David Majchrzak
• Tyler Maulsby
• Sari Montgomery
• Mark Palmer
• Jayne Reardon
• Lynda Shely
• Hope Todd

Any APRL members who are interested in joining this Committee should contact the Committee’s Chair.