by Megan Zavieh | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, State Bar Defense
Your bottom line revolves around your ability to assess cases and to convince potential clients to hire you. Yet, with the practice of law there is the inherent risk of ethical complaints being filed against you. How can you protect your law practice from complaints...
by Megan Zavieh | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, State Bar Defense
Disbarment is the worst punishment an attorney can receive when they’re accused of violating the rules of professional conduct. Because facing an ethics committee can have serious consequences, lawyers must take time to consider whether it is wise to represent...
by Megan Zavieh | May 22, 2017 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
The State Bar of California launched a great new website this weekend. My concern? Front and center is the link to file a complaint against an attorney. It is no secret that the State Bar takes its role to regulate attorneys very seriously, and its mission to...
by Megan Zavieh | Apr 19, 2017 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
Some days feel better than others. Today is a good day! Mail from State Bar closing investigation into client’s handling of a criminal case — CHECK. Email from California Supreme Court giving notice of remand to State Bar Court in client’s default disbarment case —...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog, California State Bar Defense
If you follow news stories about the state of the bar in California, you may know that the unified bar is on a path to deunification. What you may not know are the roots of the intense drama underlying the changes. General Structure of the Bar The State Bar of...
by Megan Zavieh | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog, California State Bar Defense, Lawyers of Note
Joseph Corsmeier of the Lawyer Ethics Alert Blogs recently brought to my attention through his blog post a Wisconsin discipline case which really got under my skin. In his post, Joseph discusses the case of Richard J. Podell, a Wisconsin lawyer who has been in...
