Law Practice
Oct. 26, 2010
9th Circuit Committee Is Investigating Billing By Court-Appointed Lawyers
Federal appellate committee looks into billing irregularities for work done by private attorneys who receive tax money.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal court committee is investigating several private attorneys in the Los Angeles area who receive taxpayer dollars, and is auditing other such attorneys circuitwide, the Daily Journal has learned.
The 9th U.S. Circuit committee has already flagged seven Los Angeles attorneys from the Criminal Justice Act panel for billing irregularities. The panel provides private lawyers for c...
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