SAN FRANCISCO – This week a federal judge overseeing nation-wide litigation against Monsanto’s product Roundup appointed a prominent mediator for court-mandated settlements and set guidelines as well as future trial dates for the more than 1,300 pending multidistrict litigation (MDL) cases claiming that the herbicide causes cancer.
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – Sacramento attorney William Buckner Menn II faces disbarment following a California Supreme Court order over seven counts of misconduct involving a single client matter.
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – San Diego attorney Steele Nicolson Gillaspey faces disbarment following an April 26 California Supreme Court order regarding 19 counts of alleged misconduct in three matters, according to a recent report by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Lafayette attorney Diddo Ruth Clark faces suspension and probation following an April 17 California Supreme Court order after she allegedly appeared in court for a client without authority, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Laguna Beach attorney Victor Lamont Block faces suspension and probation following a April 26 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly failed to reveal a possible conflict to more than a dozen clients, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – West Covina attorney Gabriel Castellanos faces suspension and probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly failed to inform his client that her divorce was final, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Riverbank attorney Angela Denise Green faces suspension and probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order after she allegedly forged her client's name on a court document, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Hacienda Heights attorney Edelmira Medina faces probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order for allegedly not complying with a previous probation, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Oxnard attorney Arturo Fernando Shaw Gutierrez faces summary disbarment following a California Supreme Court decision and his convictions for allegations involving lewd conduct with a child.
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Longtime Newport Beach attorney William West Seegmiller faces disbarment following an California Supreme Court order in April and allegations of misappropriation and mishandling trust accounts, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Nevada attorney Zachary Brooke Roberts faces summary disbarment following a California Supreme Court decision and his conviction for wire fraud in a corruption scandal in which a native peoples tribe was defrauded of millions.
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Los Angeles attorney Kyle Sheldon Hackett faces disbarment following a California Supreme Court decision over four counts of misconduct in a single client matter.
SAN FRANCISCO – Beverly Hills attorney Dmitri N. Chtyrev faces suspension and probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order for allegedly negligently not knowing his client had died before reaching a settlement, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge said a man with muscular dystrophy is entitled to recover legal fees incurred while pursuing a claim for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, though not at the amount originally requested.
SAN FRANCISCO – Windsor attorney Steven Pabros faces two years' probation following a May 2 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly kept the death of his client a secret, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
