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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice

Sep. 11, 2018

Attorney’s ties to other shareholder protected him from scrutiny, former Buchalter CFO testifies

A former Buchalter APC shareholder at the center of a fraud and negligent hiring trial was so close to a key attorney in the firm’s Orange County office that its top executive disregarded the chief financial officer’s concerns about suspicious billing practices, a top firm official testified Monday.

Attorney’s ties to other shareholder protected him from scrutiny, former Buchalter CFO testifies
Orange County Superior Court Judge William D. Claster

SANTA ANA -- A former Buchalter APC shareholder at the center of a fraud and negligent hiring trial was so close to a key attorney in the firm's Orange County office that its top executive disregarded concerns about suspicious billing practices, a firm executive testified Monday.

Orange County Superior Court jurors considering the multimillion dollar claims against the firm saw emails between former Buchalter CEO Rick Cohen, a curren...

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