By Mason Lawlor | May 23, 2023
"[T]he district court—whose decision to disqualify was informed, in part, by a comparison to an internal investigation of a private company—does not appear to have sufficiently appreciated the separation-of-powers concern," the appeals court said.
By Cheryl Miller | May 23, 2023
The State Bar Court had not been requiring attorneys suspended for 90 days or less to inform their clients and opposing counsel. The Supreme Court says that will stop by September.
By Cheryl Miller | May 22, 2023
While one recent survey found legal professionals have confidence in AI's reliability, the American Bar Association has urged lawyers and courts to address the technology's potential pitfalls.
By Cheryl Miller | May 18, 2023
California Supreme Court justices have not indicated publicly how they feel about a mandatory-reporting rule for lawyers.
By David Marroso | May 10, 2023
Zealous advocacy could be stifled to the detriment of clients on both sides of the "v," as the shifting legal landscape creates massive risk for lawyers who, in service of their clients, may become defendants in significant litigation, according to O'Melveny & Myers' David Marroso.
By Ruben Duran and Leah Wilson | April 18, 2023
The state bar's Board of Trustees chair and executive director say they cannot speak to the specifics of complaints Edelson PC has filed against Tom Girardi and other attorneys at his firm, "but we do want to state that we disagree with the characterization" of many of the facts by the firm's CEO and general counsel in a prior op-ed.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 14, 2023
Bankruptcy trustees in the Chapter 7 cases of Tom Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Keese, plan to seek approval on Tuesday of a new settlement with one of his largest lenders, California Attorney Lending II.
By Jay Edelson and Alex Tievsky | April 10, 2023
"We see no reason why the Legislature should allow the State Bar to continue to bungle attorney discipline," write Edelson PC's Jay Edelson and Alex Tievsky.
By Ruben Duran and Leah Wilson | March 22, 2023
After repeated failures to discipline disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, the state bar's Board of Trustees chair and executive director say the agency is committed to ongoing and rigorous self-examination and improvement.
By Cheryl Miller | March 14, 2023
An investigation criticized former state bar acting executive director Robert "Bob" Hawley for ghostwriting a private attorney's recommendation to close a complaint against Tom Girardi. Hawley later worked as a conflict counsel for the bar.
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