by Robin Bull | Apr 30, 2021 | Attorney, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Suspension, Blog, California Bar, California State Bar Defense, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Lawyer, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Solo Practice
COVID-19 affected all of us during 2020, including lawyers. The California State Bar continued its mission of protecting the public from misconduct that occurs by lawyers. The Annual Discipline Report for 2020 highlights that while the pandemic certainly presented...
by Robin Bull | May 8, 2020 | ABA Ethics, Attorney Discipline, California State Bar Defense, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings
On April 30, 2020, The State Bar of California released the California attorney discipline report for 2019. The full report may be downloaded from their website. Each year, Zavieh Law is pleased to present our readers with some of the highlights from the report....
by Megan Zavieh | Dec 2, 2019 | Attorney, Blog, California Bar, California State Bar Defense, Ethics, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Legal Tech, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice, State Bar Defense, Technology
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on July 22, 2015. California’s proposed ethics opinion on attorney duties in e-discovery has been finalized. The opinion is unsurprising in terms of its analysis of today’s...
by Megan Zavieh | Nov 20, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Suspension, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, IOLTA, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Mental Health, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Sanctions, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice, State Bar Defense
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on March 4, 2013. Bar complaint statistics have been updated to reflect the summary report provided by the California State Bar for 2018. Every year, ethics boards receive thousands...
by Megan Zavieh | Jul 30, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Resources, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Ethics, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, State Bar Defense
We’ve talked before about the importance of maintaining a good attorney client relationship as well as when you, as a California lawyer, should attempt to repair a damaged relationship. Yet, there’s still an important concept related to the attorney client...
by Megan Zavieh | Jul 1, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Discipline, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Ethics, Practice Management, State Bar Defense
Receiving a California Bar complaint takes most lawyers by surprise. You don’t have to face the bar alone. The real consideration is whether you should represent yourself. There’s a lot on the line. Although some California bar complaints are dismissed, many are...
