by Megan Zavieh | May 21, 2018 | Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Resources, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Resources, State Bar Defense
When a state bar complaint is filed against you, how does a privilege waiver affect it? Because the bar investigates the complaints, it’s obvious that at least some of privilege is waived. The real question is: what amount of information is covered by the privilege...
by Megan Zavieh | Apr 17, 2018 | Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources, Sanctions, State Bar Defense
Being subjected to legal sanctions after a disciplinary hearing doesn’t mean that the situation has come to a close. It creates more questions. Here are the answers to the most asked questions about legal ethics sanctions. Do I Have to Report the Legal Sanctions? Yes....
by Megan Zavieh | Apr 3, 2018 | Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, State Bar Defense
Disbarment is the most serious consequence of a legal ethics investigation. If you’re facing disbarment in California, you should visit the State Bar Playbook website to access an interactive guide that walks you through the process from the investigative stage all...
by Megan Zavieh | Mar 8, 2018 | Attorney Suspension, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Sanctions, State Bar Defense
If you’ve received an ethics complaint from the California Bar, take heart. You’re certainly not alone. The California Bar releases an annual discipline report generally in April of each year. On the day this post was written, the most recent annual discipline report...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 27, 2018 | Attorney Resources, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Resources, Sanctions, State Bar Defense
If you’re involved in an attorney discipline matter through the state bar, should you represent yourself? When a lawyer receives a letter from the state bar that announces the lawyer is under investigation because of a bar complaint, there are three choices. The...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Law Office Management, Resources, State Bar Defense
Bar discipline certainly isn’t an occurrence that lawyers look forward to experiencing. In fact, most lawyers will do what they can to avoid the process. Yet, there are lawyers who end up going through the bar discipline process more than once. This often happens...
