The State Bar of California Board of Trustees marked a leadership transition at its September 21–22 meeting, as Board Chair Brandon Stallings, Vice Chair José Cisneros, and new Trustee Mary Huser were sworn into office.
A legal reform organization has written to The State Bar of California, calling for investigation of potential ethical violations in mass arbitrations, including possible use of fictitious, deceased or otherwise ineligible claimants in order to leverage higher settlements from businesses.
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court wants a state bar review panel to rethink its last summer ruling that a San Francisco attorney shouldn't be disbarred over an alleged schemed to defraud a 90-year-old client to set up a construction company.
LOS ANGELES – The State Bar of California is looking at a rule change that would end a general ban on attorneys sharing fees with non-lawyers so non-attorneys could eventually hold financial interests in law firms. However, opponents say this would increase third-party litigation funding, leading to more third-party pressures on civil litigation that might do a disservice to clients.
SAN FRANCISCO – Maryville, Tennessee attorney Logan Michael Fairfax faces disbarment following an Oct.10 California Supreme Court order, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents for his conviction in a multi-year undercover marijuana sting.
SAN FRANCISCO – Dublin, Ohio attorney Raymond Thomas Lee III faces disbarment following an Oct. 10 California Supreme Court order, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents, after he allegedly failed to comply with probation requirements.
SAN FRANCISCO – Alameda attorney Mogeeb Weiss faces disbarment following an Oct. 9 California Supreme Court order over misappropriation, moral turpitude and breach of fiduciary duties allegations, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Hollywood attorney Douglas Robert Shoemaker faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order over an alleged failure to comply with probation conditions, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Claremont attorney Louis Julian White faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order and his overturned conviction last year on embezzlement and grand theft charges, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Coachella attorney Jose Arturo Rodriguez faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order for allegedly failing to comply with conditions of a reproval, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Redding attorney Matthew Alexander Wilson has been reciprocally disbarred following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order and his disbarment in Oregon last year over a defaulted loan, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Los Angeles attorney James Mark Meizlik faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly shared fees with non-attorneys, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Truckee attorney Kathryn Lynn Reynolds has been disbarred following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order for filing frivolous motions and other allegations, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Pasadena attorney Stephen Rawliegh Golden faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order over allegations stemming from loan modification services, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Jacksonville, Oregon attorney Shane Andres Reed faces disbarment following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order for allegedly failing to comply with a previous discipline's requirements, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco attorney Timothy Elwood Gomes faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order after allegedly failing to comply with conditions in a previous probation, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Rocklin attorney Robert Christian Crane faces disbarment following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order over alleged failures to perform legal services with competence and cooperate in a disciplinary investigation, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Los Angeles attorney Phyllis R. Colman faces suspension and probation following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order after allegedly submitting presigned immigration forms under penalty of perjury, according to a recent State Bar of California announcement and court documents.
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Oak View attorney James Andre Boles faces disbarment following an Aug. 8 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly failed to comply with conditions in two separate disciplinary probation matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents.
