State Bar & Bar Associations
Jan. 28, 2015
State Bar trustees defend decision to hire psychologist after director's firing
The State Bar's decision to hire a psychologist who encouraged its Board of Trustees to engage in "positive self-talk" at its planning retreat over the weekend has raised eyebrows.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The State Bar of California is not the only government agency that turns to a psychologist when the going gets rough.
The Santa Rosa City Council hired a psychologist - the same one hired by the State Bar - when its members couldn't agree on how to evaluate top city managers.
The psychologist, Dr. Bill Mathis, said he works for some 35 California cities, as well as school and water distr...
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