Koch Industries seeks rule change lawyers doing charity work

 

April 22, 2018



TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Koch Industries is pushing for a change to a Kansas rule forbidding corporate in-house lawyers unlicensed in the state from providing free legal services to needy outside clients.

Koch chief legal counsel Jennifer Adams said the Wichita-based company sees it as an issue of equity in a justice system that favors the wealthy and well connected. They fair better in court than their less privileged peers, Adams said, and providing good legal counsel for those who can't afford it may help narrow the gap.

Currently in Kansas, businesses can hire attorneys unlicensed in the s...



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