Discipline
Jan. 7, 2012
Defense attorneys say clients benefitted from bar's efforts to reduce backlog
Getting rid of the State Bar's backlog of old discipline cases took commitment and hard work, according to the chief prosecutor. Defense lawyers say it took good deals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - The State Bar's top prosecutor and attorneys who defend lawyers charged with misconduct agree the bar has finally smashed its decades-old backlog of discipline cases. They just don't agree entirely on how.
Jayne Kim, the bar's interim chief trial counsel since September, said the success can be attributed to a new can-do attitude and lots of overtime. Defense attorneys a...
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