Perspective
Nov. 29, 2016
Think twice before removing that ethical screen
A recent case added to the growing line of cases addressing when a party's due process and an attorney's ability to serve as both an advocate before, and legal advisors to, the agency in the same matter. By J. Scott Tiedemann and Alex Y. Wong
J. Scott Tiedemann
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Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
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J. Scott Tiedemann is the Firm Co-Managing Partner of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, California's largest education, public sector and non-profit labor and employment law firm. He leads the workplace investigations team, advising private businesses on employment-related investigations, and advises public safety agencies across California on a myriad of labor and employment issues.
In Drakes Bay Oyster Company v. California Coastal Commission, 2016 DJDAR 10900 (Oct. 28, 2016), the California Court of Appeal added to the growing line of cases addressing when a party's due process right to a fair and impartial decision-maker in quasi-judicial proceedings before a public agency intersects with an attorney's ability to serve as both an advocate before, and legal advisors to, the ...
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