California’s state bar failed to adequately investigate and discipline lawyers who are the subject of multiple misconduct complaints, and failed to “effectively deter or prevent some attorneys from repeatedly violating professional standards,” the state auditor said in a report released Thursday.

In a review of the agency’s disciplinary files, acting state auditor Michael Tilden’s office found one lawyer who was the subject of 165 complaints over seven years.

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