Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has defended requiring lawyers to disclose voluntary efforts to help the poor—a rule that is so unpopular among lawyers that the New York State Bar Association has decided to hire an attorney to look into challenging it.
In the wake of that challenge, Lippman may have upped the ante in his disagreement with the state bar, suggesting earlier this month that a mandatory “public service” requirement has potential and should be considered.
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