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The State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 39.5 percent of the applicants passed the February 2015 General Bar Examination (GBX).
The State Bar Board of Trustees today approved a revised set of standards for attorney discipline, which are used to determine the appropriate sanction in a particular case and ensure consistency in how cases are dealt with.
The State Bar of California today released its Annual Discipline Report for 2014, showing that the Office of Chief Trial Counsel received 16,023 new complaints against California attorneys in 2014.
The State Bar of California, which oversees admissions, discipline and regulation of California’s 253,000 lawyers, has kicked off a nationwide search for a new executive director.
The State Bar of California – which oversees admissions, discipline and regulation of California’s 253,000 lawyers – has kicked off a nationwide search for a new general counsel.
San Diego attorney Todd F. Stevens was elected today to a three-year term on the Board of Trustees for the State Bar of California.
In a case of first impression, the State Bar Court has issued a public reproval of a lawyer who falsely accused his opponent in a June 2012 judicial campaign of being involved in a bribery and corporate fraud scheme.
State and federal agencies are hosting a public conference on protecting immigrant consumers from fraud on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles.
State Bar President Craig Holden has appointed 2nd District Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Lee Edmon to chair a 19-member commission to revise California’s ethical rules for attorneys.
The California Commission on Access to Justice has chosen four projects to receive grants to promote increased access to legal services for low- and moderate-income individuals.