State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 9, 2025
Former Los Angeles city lawyer goes on trial at State Bar
A State Bar hearing accuses ex-LA Deputy City Attorney James Clark of masterminding a sham lawsuit in the DWP billing scandal, but his defense questions the credibility of key witnesses.
The defense came out swinging as a high-stakes State Bar disciplinary hearing opened Tuesday against former Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney James Clark, accused of engineering a sham lawsuit to limit the city's financial liability in the Department of Water and Power billing scandal, while one of the key co-conspirators took the stand.
State Bar prosecutors allege Clark played a central role in a scheme that misled courts and defrauded overcharged ratepayers--charges hi...
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