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Recent News About California Supreme Court
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Santa Barbara attorney on probation following 2014, 2017 DUI guilty pleas
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Santa Barbara attorney and former public defender Rafael Mazo Amezaga Jr. faces probation following a June California Supreme Court order after two DUI convictions, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents. -
San Diego attorney faces disbarment following commingling, other alleged misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — San Diego attorney Michael John Brown faces disbarment following a June 3 California Supreme Court order after he was charged with seven counts of misconduct in two client matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Ex-Solano County prosecutor gets suspension, probation for alleged misconduct in Daniels homicide case
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — San Francisco attorney and former Solano County prosecutor Andrew Michael Ganz faces suspension following a June 3 California Supreme Court order over his alleged prosecutorial misconduct in a homicide case, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
San Francisco attorney faces disbarment following 2017 false imprisonment guilty plea
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Suspended San Francisco attorney R. Scott Dervaes Jr. faces disbarment following a June 3 California Supreme Court order after the attorney's 2017 conviction on a false imprisonment charge, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Los Angeles attorney faces disbarment over trust account issues, performances failures
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Los Angeles attorney Alan Frank Broidy faces disbarment following a June 3 California Supreme Court order regarding trust account irregularities and performance failures in two clients matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
San Francisco attorney faces disbarment for allegedly impersonating another lawyer
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — San Francisco attorney Christopher Matthew Weidinger faces disbarment following a June 3 California Supreme Court order over allegations he impersonated another attorney multiple times since 2013, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Fresno attorney faces suspension after allegedly providing poor legal services to 2 imprisoned clients
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Fresno attorney Stephen Gary Quade faces suspension following an June 3 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly provided poor legal services to two incarcerated clients, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Redding attorney suspended following alleged mishandling of marriage dissolution case
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Redding attorney William Larry Meek faces suspension following a May 2 California Supreme Court order over allegations stemming from a marriage dissolution case, according to a recent announcement issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
LOCKE LORD LLP: Hartford and New York Partner Alan Levin and New York Partner Richard Reibstein Quoted in Life Annuity Specialist on California Legislation Limiting Independent Contractor Classification
Alan Levin, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Hartford and New York offices, and Richard Reibstein, a Partner in Locke Lord’s New York office and co-head of the Firm’s Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance Practice, were quoted in an article from Financial Time’s Life Annuity Specialist publication examining the Assembly Bill 5 in California that was passed overwhelmingly by the Assembly and is awaiting action from the state Senate. -
Alhambra attorney disbarred after allegedly failing to comply with probation conditions
SAN FRANCISCO – Alhambra attorney Richard Dennis Coats faces disbarment following a May 16 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly failed to comply with conditions of a previous suspension, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Rowland Heights attorney disbarred following plea to inappropriate sexual relations with 14-year-old girl
SAN FRANCISCO – Rowland Heights attorney Terrence Lee has been summarily disbarred following a California Supreme Court decision and his felony conviction for engaging in inappropriate sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl. -
Santa Rosa attorney disbarred after allegedly assisting nonattorneys to practice law
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Santa Rosa attorney Patrick Arthur Sizemore faces disbarment following a May 16 California Supreme Court decision after he allegedly helped nonattorneys practice law, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
L.A. attorney faces suspension after failed disciplinary recommendation appeal
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles attorney Sheen Myong Na faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over alleged misconduct in four client matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Los Angeles attorney reciprocally disciplined in California after allegedly violating client confidences
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles attorney Maria Adriana Sanford faces reciprocal stayed suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations she violated client confidences, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Santa Monica attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly accepting settlement offers for dead client
SAN FRANCISCO – Santa Monica attorney Edmond Elias Salem faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations he settled a case on behalf of a deceased client, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Los Angeles attorney faces suspension, probation over alleged medical lien and trust account issues
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles attorney Edward Joon Lee faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over issues with a medical lien and trust account, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Los Angeles attorney faces stayed suspension, probation over allegations in three client matters
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Los Angeles attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan faces probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations in three client matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Westlake Village attorney faces suspension, probation over allegations in two client matters
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Westlake Village attorney John Richard Contos faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations in two client matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Irvine attorney faces probation following alleged interest adverse to client
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Irvine attorney Mark Daniel Holmes faces probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order for allegedly acquiring an interest adverse to his client, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig’s Cris O’Neall Recognized as ‘Tax Advocate of the Year’
Cris K. O’Neall of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Orange County office has been recognized as “Tax Advocate of the Year” by the California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates (CATA).