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Discipline

Feb. 7, 2001

Liar Liar

For many busy attorneys, the act of declaring 'under penalty of perjury' loses its mystique.

        By Alec H. Boyd
        
        The old axiom that "honesty is the best policy" should have special meaning to California attorneys. Many of the documents submitted to the court by California litigators are signed under penalty of perjury. Yet, because active litigators submit a large volume of sworn declarations to the court, for...

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