by Megan Zavieh | Oct 10, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
The concept of a virtual law practice would have made my judge’s head spin back in my clerkship days. We had email in the court, but it was only used to communicate birthday celebrations and happy hours with the other clerks. Counsel surely didn’t email...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
No one wants to see a piece of mail from the California State Bar except at dues time (and let’s face it, we’re not all that happy to see the bill either, but at least it’s expected). So what do you do when you receive a notice that someone has...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 5, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
It’s impossible to miss the dire news for US homeowners over the past few years. Foreclosures have gone from being relatively uncommon to making up a wide swath of the legal notices in the newspaper. Advertisements for short sale and loan modification help...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 3, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
Recent unprecedented actions by the Bar and the California Supreme Court indicate that attorney discipline is only going to get tougher. In the discipline process, cases are handled by the Bar and the State Bar Court, but all final discipline orders must be approved...
by Megan Zavieh | Sep 21, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
Following up on my last post about the discipline system aiming at solos and small partnerships, I wanted to add to my discussion of attorneys working in BigLaw. I am a solo now, but I was raised in my career in BigLaw. I spent many years in the ivory tower with my...
by Megan Zavieh | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
It is a question many attorneys brought before the Bar ask themselves (and often others in their rants about the perceived unfairness of the system). It surely seems that most lawyers facing inquiry by the Bar are lawyers practicing in the private sector on a...
by Megan Zavieh | Aug 1, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
By Sam Favate, Wall Street Journal Law Blog Everyone’s heard a defendant – or seen a fictional one on television – tell a judge a fine was too high and that he or she couldn’t afford to pay. If that defendant is a lawyer in a misconduct case, there’s now some sympathy...
by Megan Zavieh | Jul 17, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
I was working on a state court complaint the other day for abuse of process against an attorney and his client. With full knowledge of all relevant facts, the attorney filed an unlawful detainer action based upon a three-day notice he had rescinded in a writing to...
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 15, 2012 | Blog, Resources
The Other Bar recently came up in correspondence with a Member of the California State Bar. If you are an attorney struggling with recovery, I highly recommend you check out their available resources. The Other Bar describes itself as follows: The Other Bar is a...
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
A State Bar complaint typically does not come out of left field. Looking objectively at your work history, there are usually signs of distress leading up to the filing of a complaint by a disgruntled client. I would bet that most attorneys facing disciplinary...
