California Bar Journal. Excerpt:
Luis J. Rodriguez won’t be sworn in until October, but he is already hitting the ground running on one of the key issues he will be focused on as State Bar president – preventing immigration fraud by attorneys.
Rodriguez joined President Patrick M. Kelly and CEO/Executive Director Joseph Dunn last month for a presentation to the Board of Trustees about the bar’s early-stage efforts. With the potential for comprehensive federal immigration reform on the horizon, there are already reports of people trying to take advantage of vulnerable clients, they said.