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Law Practice

Nov. 27, 2008

Hotline Advice No Excuse for Error, Court Says

Attorneys who consult the State Bar's ethics hotline be warned: The expert advice might not save you from trouble.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Attorneys who consult the State Bar's ethics hotline be warned: The expert advice might not save you from trouble.

A Granite Bay attorney discovered that the hard way Tuesday, after an appellate court upheld a $43,678 sanction against her involving inadvertent disclosure of a confidential trade secret document. Wallis v. PHL Associates Inc., 2008 DJDAR 17460.

Joanna Mendoza, the immediate pa...

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