Arizona remains the official US reference point for ABS-enabled legal services

Arizona defines an ABS as a business entity that includes nonlawyers with economic interest or decision-making authority and provides legal services under Supreme Court Rules 31 and 31.1(c). The program’s stated purpose is to let entrepreneurial lawyers and nonlawyers pilot new business forms. For new-law entrants, Arizona remains the regulatory proof point for nonlawyer ownership and multidisciplinary legal delivery.