Public Trust Liaison Introduces New Attorney-Client Bridge Program
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The State Bar of California’s Public Trust Liaison (El Intermediario de Confianza Pública) Enrique Zuniga announced the official launch of the Attorney-Client Bridge Program (ACBP), a program that has already proved popular with consumers and attorneys.
At its June 5, 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees approved funding to enter into a contract with the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) to conduct an independent, privileged review of scoring for applicants who failed the February 2025 Bar Exam. The review will also assess whether test takers who did not pass but had been granted testing accommodations (TA) received those accommodations.
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