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Law Practice

Mar. 29, 2017

Lawyer once illegally in US claims thriving practice

Sergio C. Garcia — who rose to fame when his attempt to become an attorney despite being in the country without permission sparked a state Supreme Court case — got a shout-out by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye in her State of the Judiciary address.

By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

It's not typical for a California Chief Justice to mention a rural personal injury attorney during a State of the Judiciary address. But that is exactly what happened on Monday, when Tani Cantil-Sakauye praised a court challenge and a 2013 law that allowed Sergio C. Garcia, who was in the country without permission, to become a member of the State Bar.

In her address in the Assembly cham...

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