Cheryl Miller

April 16, 2024 | The Recorder

Former California State Bar Executive Director Joe Dunn testified that agency leaders besides himself used bar funds to pay for trips to international destinations such as Macedonia, El Salvador and Peru.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 12, 2024 | The Recorder

In the days leading up to his scheduled April 16 trial, Dunn, the former executive director of the state bar, continued to file motions seeking to delay or dismiss the case against him. Late Friday, a State Bar Court rejected his request to exclude evidence related to a 2014 trip to Mongolia.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 09, 2024 | The Recorder

Supporters of the legislation are angry with rulings by the Second District Court of Appeal in a voting rights case.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 08, 2024 | The Recorder

Some of the bill's supporters have ties to the plaintiffs' case in "Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica," a voting rights challenge where the California Supreme Court reversed the Second District Court of Appeal.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

April 04, 2024 | Law.com

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner John Bash says one of the keys to persuading Florida Supreme Court justices to allow a cannabis legalization measure on the November ballot was "speaking on their terms."

By Cheryl Miller

11 minute read

April 03, 2024 | The Recorder

A report by Adams, Duerk & Kamenstein said former bar Deputy Executive Director Robert "Bob" Hawley "undercut the independence" of private attorneys retained to investigate complaints against lawyers when the state bar had a conflict of interest.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 02, 2024 | The Recorder

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel said he wants to shed light on pro bono work, not to coerce lawyers into doing it.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

March 27, 2024 | The Recorder

"Given the serious and extensive nature of Eastman's unethical actions, the most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public and preserve the public confidence in the legal system," State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland wrote.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

March 21, 2024 | The Recorder

The bar also will ask the Legislature to approve a new billing model that will charge lawyers annual licensing fees tied to their occupations.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Law.com

A wrongful termination suit brought under Pennsylvania's medical marijuana statute is not preempted by federal law governing collective bargaining agreements, a federal judge held.

By Cheryl Miller

9 minute read