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Law Practice,
Government

Dec. 6, 2017

State senator distances himself from firm representing accused harassers

Democrats have been scrambling to distance themselves from Assemblyman Matt Debabneh, D-Encino, after two women gave detailed accounts of alleged sexual harassment against him in a Monday morning press conference.

SACRAMENTO — Democrats have been scrambling to distance themselves from Assemblyman Matt Debabneh, D-Encino, after two women gave detailed accounts of alleged sexual harassment against him.

This included Sen. Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, who announced hours later that he was “suspending” ties with the Los Angeles law firm representing Debabneh, Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP. Dababneh has denied the allegat...

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