Bar advertising rules could be shortened and simplified — including ending the requirement that many ads be Bar reviewed before being aired or published — and rules that prohibit sharing fees with nonlawyers and partial nonlawyer ownership of law firms should also be looked at.

The Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services received reports from its subcommittees on those topics at its December 8 meeting.

The full committee took no action on any of the reports. Chair and immediate Past Bar President John Stewart said the panel may begin refining its positions when it meets January 14 as part of the Bar’s virtual Winter Meeting. Its final report is due to the Supreme Court and the Bar Board of Governors in late June.