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August 29, 2018 | The Recorder

The Calif. Court of Appeal Decision That Expands Negligence Exposure for Lawyers

What appears to be "textbook" attorney negligence has escalated into new precedent with the Court of Appeal abandoning the substantial factor causation analysis traditionally applied to a claim against an attorney for breach of fiduciary duty.
8 minute read
August 28, 2018 | The Recorder

Retired Contra Costa County Judge Hit With 'Most Severe Level of Discipline'

A lawyer for Bruce Clayton Mills, the former judge, called the commission's conclusions "shocking."
3 minute read
May 30, 2018 | The Recorder

San Mateo Judge Admonished for Failure to Disclose Communication, Demeaning Comments

The Commission on Judicial Performance said Judge Lisa A. Novak of the San Mateo County Superior Court should have disclosed a January 2017 conversation with her bailiff because it related to a case she was overseeing at the time.
1 minute read
March 08, 2018 | The Recorder

Ex-Judge Links Ethics Allegations to His State AG Campaign

Steven Bailey, the retired El Dorado County judge now running for attorney general, suggests a state disciplinary investigation tied to his tenure on the bench "was timed to coincide" with his campaign for the Republican nomination.
3 minute read
February 21, 2018 | The Recorder

Ex-Judge, Now State AG Candidate, Faces Rare Disciplinary Case

The Commission on Judicial Performance has initiated disciplinary proceedings against a recently retired El Dorado County judge who is now seeking the GOP nomination for state attorney general.
3 minute read
November 07, 2017 | The Recorder

Ropes & Gray DQ'd in Calif. Case After Ignoring Client Ultimatum

"An attorney cannot just ignore his or her client and then assume that the client terminated the relationship," U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Corley wrote in an order disqualifying Ropes & Gray from a false advertising suit.
4 minute read
October 04, 2017 | The Recorder

Alameda Court Commissioner Disciplined for Deriding Staff Member

California's judicial watchdog agency has publicly admonished a veteran Alameda County court commissioner for making derogatory remarks about a court interpreter and allowing staff to insult parties and their families.
2 minute read
Mahan v. Charles W. Chan Insurance Agency, Inc.
Publication Date: 2017-08-24
Practice Area:
Industry: Insurance
Court: C.A. 1st
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Majors & Fox and Frank J. Fox; Law Offices of Mary A. Lehman and Mary A. Lehman for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
For defendant: David M. Zeff, Samuel G. Ware, and Sara B. Allman for Defendants and Respondents Charles W. Chan Insurance Agency, Inc., Chung Wing Chan, Jr. and Omar Kaddoura.
Case number: No. A147236

Insurance agents' scheme to undermine elderly couple's estate plan properly alleged to be elder abuse (Streeter, J.)

August 17, 2017 | The Recorder

San Diego Judge Severely Censured by Judicial Commission

California's Commission on Judicial Performance concluded Superior Court Judge Gary Kreep committed 57 acts of misconduct or improper action. The commission handed down the most severe punishment short of removal from the bench on Thursday.
2 minute read
Morgado v. City and County of San Francisco
Publication Date: 2017-06-29
Practice Area:
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: C.A. 1st
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, Greg McLean Adam, Jonathan Yank and Jennifer S. Stoughton for San Francisco Police Officers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
For defendant: Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney, Elizabeth Salveson, Chief Labor Attorney, Rafal Ofierski, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Appellant.
Case number: No. A141681

Lack of administrative appeal process violated statutory due process rights of terminated police officer (Streeter, J.)

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