Richard Zitrin

July 19, 2022 | The Recorder

"Simply put, SB 1149, the Public Right to Know Act, will save lives. The way it is now, corporations sued over defective products or environmental hazards hide their dirty laundry disclosed in litigation," says Richard Zitrin lecturer emeritus at University of California, Hastings.

By Richard Zitrin

7 minute read

August 31, 2016 | The Recorder

The misguided efforts to remove Judge Aaron Persky from the bench overlook both the judge's record and, even more importantly, the basic American principle of judicial independence.

By Richard Zitrin

9 minute read

May 12, 2016 | The Recorder

Bar prosecutors should remember their mission is public protection—not backlog reduction, writes Richard Zitrin.

By Richard Zitrin

18 minute read

April 29, 2016 | The Recorder

Twenty years ago, the bar faced the same questions about its structure and mission as it does today, writes Richard Zitrin.

By Richard Zitrin

16 minute read

July 22, 2015 | Law.com

Legal ethicist Monroe Freedman's controversial take on To Kill a Mockingbird, written more than 20 years ago, was spot-on, not only about Atticus Finch, but about his creator, writes professor Richard Zitrin.

By Richard Zitrin

8 minute read

April 10, 2015 | The Recorder

Law firms see advance conflict waivers as enforceable, but they've jumped the gun by asking clients to consent even on future matters, writes Richard Zitrin.

By Richard Zitrin

7 minute read

April 10, 2015 | The Recorder

Law firms see advance conflict waivers as enforceable, but they've jumped the gun by asking clients to consent even on future matters, writes Richard Zitrin.

By Richard Zitrin

7 minute read

February 13, 2015 | The Recorder

After disbanding the first committee, the State Bar has appointed a new group to revise the ethics rules -- and Richard Zitrin is hopeful it can get the job done.

By Richard Zitrin

6 minute read

February 13, 2015 | The Recorder

After disbanding the first committee, the State Bar has appointed a new group to revise the ethics rules -- and Richard Zitrin is hopeful it can get the job done.

By Richard Zitrin

6 minute read

December 05, 2014 | The Recorder

The recent controversy involving former director Joe Dunn's firing, along with a wholesale rejection of newly written ethics rules, reveals an inward-looking State Bar.

By Richard Zitrin

7 minute read