Overview In the Matter of Sawyer is an important conviction discipline case addressing moral turpitude per se arising from federal bank fraud–related misconduct, the scope of the State Bar [...]

Overview In the Matter of Wiener is a procedural discipline case addressing the role of probation reporting requirements and the scope of summary review in State Bar Court proceedings. [...]

Overview In the Matter of Feldsott is an important State Bar Court decision clarifying that an attorney does not violate trust account rules or fiduciary duties by refusing to [...]

Overview In the Matter of Parker is a procedural discipline case addressing probation revocation proceedings, the allocation of authority between the State Bar and the State Bar Court, and [...]

Overview In the Matter of Jolly is a key Review Department decision addressing the limits of summary disbarment in criminal conviction cases and the presumption against retroactive application of [...]

Overview In the Matter of Berg is a major discipline case addressing fraudulent billing, collateral estoppel in State Bar proceedings, trust account violations involving disputed fees, and the role [...]

Overview In the Matter of Steele is a leading Review Department decision holding that an attorney’s reckless failure to control and supervise a law practice—especially permitting a nonlawyer to [...]

Overview In In the Matter of Meyer, the Review Department addressed attorney discipline for violating conditions attached to a prior private reproval. The case is a leading authority on [...]

Overview In In the Matter of Aulakh, the Review Department addressed attorney discipline arising from incompetence, improper withdrawal from representation, and failure to refund unearned fees. The case is [...]

Overview In In the Matter of Hindin, the Review Department addressed one of the most extensive discipline cases involving systemic law office mismanagement, chronic failure to communicate with clients, [...]