Overview In the Matter of Ike is a significant Review Department decision addressing both conviction-based discipline and fraudulent concealment during the bar admission process. The Review Department adopted the [...]

Overview In the Matter of Rubens is a leading California State Bar Court Review Department decision addressing attorney misconduct arising from abdication of professional responsibilities to non-attorney staff, abandonment [...]

Overview In the Matter of Nees is a significant Review Department decision addressing attorney abandonment of an incarcerated client, prolonged failure to perform promised legal services, failure to return [...]

Overview In the Matter of Respondent V concerns a single instance of misleading attorney advertising arising from an employment solicitation letter sent to a prospective client. The Review Department [...]

Overview In the Matter of Katz is a comprehensive Review Department decision addressing serious attorney misconduct involving dishonesty, abuse of the bankruptcy process, willful disobedience of court orders, and [...]

Overview In the Matter of McKiernan addresses serious client trust account violations arising from an attorney’s prolonged misuse and neglect of his trust account in a single matter. Although [...]

Overview In the Matter of Burns addresses the appropriate discipline for an attorney convicted of a violent felony arising from a freeway shooting incident. Although the hearing judge recommended [...]

Overview In the Matter of Brimberry is a significant Review Department decision addressing extensive attorney misconduct involving dishonesty, misappropriation, unauthorized practice actions, and repeated disregard of client instructions. Although [...]

Overview In the Matter of Myrdall is a landmark Review Department decision addressing cumulative attorney misconduct spanning more than a decade and multiple client matters. Although the hearing judge [...]