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Securities

Aug. 11, 2010

Disgraced Lawyer Sought To Teach Law As Restitution

Disbarred for nearly three years, former securities trial lawyer William S. Lerach proved Monday he hasn't lost the knack for getting under a judge's skin.

By Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - William S. Lerach has been disbarred for nearly three years, but the former plaintiffs' lawyer proved Monday he hasn't lost the knack for getting under a judge's skin.

U.S. District Judge John F. Walter fumed at a hearing Monday as he weighed Lerach's request to satisfy the community service component of his federal prison sentence by teaching a course t...

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