State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 10, 2025
City attorney leader wanted to make LA the victim in scandal, witness says
A former city attorney official allegedly schemed to recast LA as a victim in the DWP billing scandal, a witness testified in a State Bar hearing against James Clark.
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, participated in the scheme to "change the narrative" around the city's culpability, an alleged co-conspirator testified during State Bar disciplinary proceedings on Wednesday.
The testimony came from disbarred New York attorney Paul O. Paradis, who said he acted in part under...
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