The State Bar Court oversees attorney discipline, and the California Supreme Court imposes recommended actions. The State Bar ...

A Westside lawyer, who used the promise of criminal justice reform to sign up thousands of inmate clients, has agreed to be disbarred for misleading prisoners and their families about their chances ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The State Bar of California approved an ethics rule that would subject lawyers to discipline for having sex with their clients. The bar's Board of Trustees passed the rule Thursday as ...

In a first-of-its-kind move, the California State Bar endorsed a plan to expunge attorney discipline records—other than disbarment—after eight years. The practical effect of the move is that public ...

The State Bar of California filed several disciplinary charges, including partaking in a “scheme to defraud,” against a San ...

The former San Bernardino County District Attorney has been suspended by the State Bar of California for destroying evidence. Mike Ramos, who served as DA from 2002 to 2018, deleted text messages and ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A lawyer whose high-frequency and often dubious plaintiff filings against California hotel owners for perceived violations of the Americans with ...

A Los Angeles lawyer has forfeited his right to practice law in California after the State Bar Court ruled he intentionally misled incarcerated clients and their families by charging tens of thousands ...

The California Bar Association urged victims of the recent wildfires in Los Angeles to take their time before hiring an attorney as advertisements promising significant compensation flood social media ...

Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz was not allowed to practice law for the first two weeks of July, according to the State Bar of California, but he says he was the ...

Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz, center, with councilmember Garry Bredefeld, and Mayor Jerry Dyer, right, answers a question from the media about a proposed ordinance to go before the city council ...