California Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Legislation Governing Lawyer AI Use

New AI Rules for Lawyers? California Codifies Attorney Obligations for the Use of Generative AI

On September 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 574, authored by Senator Thomas Umberg, which regulates the use of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) by attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative dispute resolution providers. The California Legislature had passed the bill unanimously on August 31, 2026. SB 574 does not prohibit attorneys from […] The post New AI Rules for Lawyers? California C…

There's No "California Dreamin" on AI

Last week, while the tech titans discussed opportunities to “self-govern” their AI solutions in our nation’s capital with President Trump, 3,000 miles away the state of California enacted the first US state statute – SB 574 – known as the Court AI Protection Act, specifically regulating lawyers’ use of generative AI. This new law takes...

California Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Legislation Governing Lawyer AI Use

California has officially entered a new era of artificial intelligence regulation. Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 574 (SB 574) into law—a “first-in-the-nation” measure establishing clear statutory boundaries for how attorneys and arbitrators operating in California use generative AI tools in their professional practice. As a practical matter, effective as of January 1, 2027, SB […]