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L.A. attorney disbarred following admission to serious misconduct
Los Angeles attorney Andrew James Stern, who has practiced for more than 45 years, has been disbarred by the California State Bar after admitting to eight counts of serious misconduct, according to a recent decision. -
State bar opposes L.A. attorney's relief from suspension
Los Angeles attorney Drago Charles Baric will remain under suspension based on an Aug. 3 California State Bar's recommendation to the California Supreme Court order after finding he had not been rehabilitated following disciplines handed down nearly six years ago. -
Auburn attorney disbarred following allegations of misconduct involving two clients
Auburn attorney Jamie Edwards Quadra has been disbarred by the California State Bar following 17 counts of misconduct involving two clients in client matters, according to a recent decision -
California legal climate among nation's worst, survey says
California's lawsuit climate is bad and isn't getting any better, according to a video by Faces of Lawsuit Abuse, a project of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, which owns this publication. -
Bakersfield attorney disbarred following allegations of misappropriating nearly $1 million
Bakersfield attorney Heather June Christiansen Stanley has been disbarred by the California State Bar following allegations that in 2013 she misappropriated nearly $1 million that she was supposed to hold in trust on behalf of a client, according to a recent decision. -
Morgan Hill, city Hotel Coalition case headed to California Supreme Court
SAN JOSE – The opposing views of a city government lawyer and non-profit attorney on a public referendum is headed to the California Supreme Court. -
Santa Monica attorney receives stayed suspension after unintended client trust account disparities
Santa Monica attorney Mona Falah faces a stayed three years' suspension, three years' probation and two years of actual suspension following poor accounting that resulted in disparities in her client trust account, according to a recent California State Bar filing. -
Arcadia attorney disbarred over five counts of misconduct
Arcadia attorney Yen Hoang Thi Nguyen has been disbarred by the California State Bar over with five counts of misconduct involving one client matter, according to a recent decision. -
Vista attorney faces suspension following fee dispute with client
Vista attorney Catherine Irene Denevi faces suspension after withdrawing funds from her client trust account during a fee dispute with her client, according to a recent California State Bar filing. -
Charter school resource center limits in line with democratic principles, supporters argue
Supporters of restrictions on charter school resource centers said they believe the limits are in line with democratic principles that elected representatives should retain control of operations in their districts. -
Mission Hills attorney faces stayed suspension over multiple misconduct allegations
Mission Hills attorney Lauro Nick Pacheco Jr. faces a stayed suspension of two years regarding more than two dozen counts of misconduct, according to a recent California State Bar filing. -
Walnut Creek attorney gets stayed suspension for failing to maintain required trust account balance
Walnut Creek attorney Steven Lewis Weiner faces a stayed suspension of two years for multiple counts of misconduct for failing to maintain a required balance in his client trust account, according to a recent California State Bar filing. -
San Diego attorney disbarred over six alleged ethical violations
San Diego attorney Mary Frances Prevost has been disbarred by the California State Bar following allegations of six ethical violations in two client matters, according to a recent decision. -
Will Jerry Brown tilt California Supreme Court against business?
SACRAMENTO - At the end of this month, California Supreme Court Justice Kathryn Werdegar is scheduled to retire, giving Gov. Jerry Brown the opportunity to appoint his fourth justice to the highest court in the nation’s most populous state, ending a Republican majority and sealing his influence over the court for decades. -
Palm Springs attorney disbarred for allegedly violating court rule
Palm Springs attorney George Steven Wass has been disbarred by the California State Bar for allegedly violating a court rule after two suspensions were handed down against him in previous disciplines, according to a recent decision. -
Judge Kreep receives severe public censure
SAN DIEGO – Other than being removed from the bench, the highest level of discipline for a magistrate is severe public censure. -
North Coast Railroad Authority unsure if it will appeal California Supreme Court ruling
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court has ended a conflict regarding a railroad authority and the application of a 22-year old act. -
Los Angeles attorney disbarred following alleged probation violations
Los Angeles attorney Joseph Frieden Hanan has been disbarred by the California State Bar following alleged probation violations stemming from a private reproval he received in 2014, according to a recent decision. -
Los Angeles attorney disbarred over allegations in two bankruptcy cases
Los Angeles attorney Kenneth William Szalonek has been disbarred by the California State Bar over 12 counts of alleged business and professional conduct violations in two separate bankruptcy client matters, according to a recent decision. -
Palo Alto attorney disbarred for failing to meet continuing legal education requirement
Palo Alto attorney Zollie S S Stringer III has been disbarred by the California State Bar for not complying with the state bar's minimum continuing legal education requirement, according to a recent decision.