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Consumer Alerts The Regulation Admissions and Discipline Committee (RAD) of the State Bar Board of Trustees met on Thursday May 9, 2013, and considered the proposal from the Chief Trial Counsel to expand the “Consumer Alerts” to all disciplinary actions … Continue reading →

Imagine if you saw this on your State Bar Membership Records page: CONSUMER ALERTThe State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against this attorney alleging that the attorney engaged in a major misappropriation of client funds. You may read … Continue reading →

For years I have been trying to correct the misapprehension, held by both lawyers and civilians, that there is some entity called the “State Bar Association” that acts as an advocate for California lawyers, and that The State Bar of … Continue reading →

On the agenda for the Regulation, Admissions and Discipline Oversight Committee (RAD) of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California is the Chief Trial Counsel’s proposal to change Rule 5.41 of the State Bar Rules of Procedure.  That … Continue reading →

Yoyodyne Corporation To: Senior Human Executive Team From: John Whorfin III, Chief Executive Officer Date: February 13, 2031 Re: Activation of SOL 9000 I want to thank the members of the Senior Human Executive Team for your hard work during … Continue reading →

Being an ethics lawyer these days sometimes feels like  being in a front row seat at the death of a profession.    Word arrived this week that law school applications have dropped so dramatically that some law schools will inevitably close.   … Continue reading →

For the second time in the last two years, the Review Department of the State Bar Court has issued a published decision, i.e. a decision that it citeable precedent in the Court, where attorney discipline cases are adjudicated. Strangely, more … Continue reading →

Billy Joel sang that “only the good die young”, a sentiment some say Joel has been proving for decades.   Not too long ago, it looked like we were witnessing yet another premature death:  published Review Department decision that count … Continue reading →

One of the most unfair aspects of the California discipline system is the current cost recovery structure.  Not that the idea that attorneys subject to discipline should pay the costs of the proceeding is  unfair.  In practice, however, it distorts … Continue reading →