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Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts
April 19, 2024 | The Recorder
The proceedings against former State Bar of California Executive Director Joe Dunn recalled when the organization was both a regulatory agency responsible for disciplining lawyers and an advocacy entity for the profession.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
April 17, 2024 | The Recorder
University of California at Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky called Dunn a man of "impeccable" integrity, even as former state bar trustees suggested the former bar executive was less than truthful about his 2014 trip to Mongolia.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
April 16, 2024 | The Recorder
Former California State Bar Executive Director Joe Dunn testified that agency leaders besides himself used bar funds to pay for trips to international destinations such as Macedonia, El Salvador and Peru.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
April 12, 2024 | The Recorder
In the days leading up to his scheduled April 16 trial, Dunn, the former executive director of the state bar, continued to file motions seeking to delay or dismiss the case against him. Late Friday, a State Bar Court rejected his request to exclude evidence related to a 2014 trip to Mongolia.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
April 9, 2024 | The Recorder
Supporters of the legislation are angry with rulings by the Second District Court of Appeal in a voting rights case.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
April 8, 2024 | The Recorder
Some of the bill's supporters have ties to the plaintiffs' case in "Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica," a voting rights challenge where the California Supreme Court reversed the Second District Court of Appeal.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
April 3, 2024 | The Recorder
A report by Adams, Duerk & Kamenstein said former bar Deputy Executive Director Robert "Bob" Hawley "undercut the independence" of private attorneys retained to investigate complaints against lawyers when the state bar had a conflict of interest.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
April 2, 2024 | The Recorder
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel said he wants to shed light on pro bono work, not to coerce lawyers into doing it.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
March 27, 2024 | The Recorder
"Given the serious and extensive nature of Eastman's unethical actions, the most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public and preserve the public confidence in the legal system," State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland wrote.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
March 21, 2024 | The Recorder
The bar also will ask the Legislature to approve a new billing model that will charge lawyers annual licensing fees tied to their occupations.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
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