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Regulators should carve out a safe harbor for limited-scope nonlawyer assistance in routine auto claims—valuation, document assembly and settlement facilitation—paired with clear disclosure requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Lawyers already are barred under the State Bar’s rules from allowing a third party to dictate case strategy and are barred in many cases from sharing legal fees with a nonlawyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Of those entities, about 20 are traditional firms seeking to improve services, with new investment in software or nonlawyer skillsets.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2022

Page ultimately hired a lawyer to help him navigate his interviews with prosecutors working for Robert S. Mueller III, but for the most part he remained a one-man, nonlawyer advocate for his cause.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2019

Expectations are so high for the Dean class that the firm is actually inviting nonlawyer clients to attend.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2011