State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 17, 2025
LA city attorneys' water litigation talks were 'like a circus,' witness said
Disbarred attorney Paul Paradis testifies about chaotic meetings and alleged misconduct by James Clark in a Los Angeles water billing settlement, facing State Bar disciplinary action.
A witness described attorneys screaming, crying and ranting over a decision on how to settle litigation of a Los Angeles water billing fiasco, in testimony on Wednesday against former Chief Deputy City Attorney James Clark at State Bar disciplinary proceedings for Clark on Wednesday.
Disbarred and convicted former New York attorney Paul O. Paradis testified that Clark, along with the then head of litigation for the city attorney's office, Thomas H. Peters, directed him and out...
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