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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jun. 22, 2017

Attorney alleges State Bar is targeting him for critical blogging

The bar contends it is prosecuting lawyer Ty Clevenger because of professional misconduct he was previously disciplined for in two other jurisdictions.

Attorney alleges State Bar is targeting him for critical blogging
U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco says he might sanction the State Bar because of an assistant general counsel’s alleged incorrect statements about the State Bar Court’s discovery process.

A federal lawsuit accuses the State Bar of trying to discipline an attorney in retaliation for his blogging about alleged misconduct by a bar prosecutor.

The bar contends it is prosecuting lawyer Ty Clevenger because of professional misconduct he was previously disciplined for in two other jurisdictions.

Meanwhile, the judge overseeing the case issued an order Monday accusing a bar attorney of ma...

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