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Litigation

Dec. 22, 2015

Former State Bar manager seeks $15 million in dismissal complaint

Bar's former managing director of investigations alleges he was retaliated against for bringing up multiple concerns about Chief Trial Counsel Jayne Kim's conduct.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A longtime State Bar manager filed a formal government claim against the agency on Friday seeking $15 million in damages for his dismissal that took place after he filed an internal whistleblower complaint.

John Noonen, the bar's former managing director of investigations, alleges he was retaliated against and ultimately laid off last month for bringing multiple concerns a...

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