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State Bar & Bar Associations

Feb. 20, 2016

State Bar tried to retaliate against lawyers, suit claims

The State Bar sought to retaliate against high-profile attorneys representing terminated employees by ordering complaints against those lawyers dating back three decades to be re-opened, according to a new lawsuit.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The State Bar sought to retaliate against high-profile attorneys representing terminated employees by ordering complaints against those lawyers dating back three decades to be re-opened, according to a new lawsuit filed against the agency and two officials.

Sonja Oehler, who was executive assistant to former State Bar Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn, alleges in her wrongful termination lawsuit seeking at least $15 million th...

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