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Old Republic Construction Program Group v. The Boccardo Law Firm Inc.
Law firm must face claims that it unlawfully withdrew settlement funds from client trust account during dispute with insurer without its consent. 		Attorneys Oct. 21, 2014
Smithwick v. State Bar
Attorney is entitled to significant mitigation for 30 years of discipline-free practice prior to misconduct, which involved fee sharing with nonattorney entity. 		Attorneys Oct. 9, 2014
Guzman v. State Bar
Attorney is disbarred for allowing office manager unrestricted access to his client trust account, when he knew she was under investigation for fraud. 		Attorneys Oct. 9, 2014
Ellis Law Group LLP v. Nevada City Sugar Loaf Properties LLC
Law firm may not recover attorney fees after winning anti-SLAPP motion, even though it used ‘contract attorney’ to work on that motion. 		Attorneys Oct. 5, 2014
Hernandez v. Siegel
Attorneys are entitled to postjudgment interest accruing on attorney fee award in civil action in absence of agreement establishing client's entitlement. 		Attorneys Sep. 30, 2014
Pope v. Babick
Attorney’s direct violation of court order by asking police officer for his opinion on cause of accident at trial does not warrant mistrial or new trial. 		Attorneys Sep. 21, 2014
Parrish v. Latham & Watkins
Law firm may not strike malicious prosecution action where trial judge in underlying action ruled its misappropriation of trade secrets claim was brought in bad faith. 		Attorneys Aug. 27, 2014
Chubb & Son v. Superior Court (Lemmon)
Insurer may disclose documents containing potentially confidential or privileged information to its own attorneys in employment discrimination suit by attorney. 		Attorneys Aug. 13, 2014
Mojtahedi v. Vargas
Attorney cannot sue former clients’ current attorney for attorney fees without bringing independent action against clients to establish reasonable cost of his fees. 		Attorneys Aug. 10, 2014
Lee v. Hanley
Client may continue action against attorney for return of fees, although she sued after one-year limitations period governing misconduct in performance of legal services. 		Attorneys Aug. 10, 2014
Moua v. Pittullo, Howington, Barker, Abernathy LLP
Client may not sue law firm for malpractice after attorneys urged her to take offer, but she declined and ultimately received nothing from dissolution action. 		Attorneys Jul. 22, 2014
Lee v. Hanley
Client may continue action against attorney for return of fees, although she sued after one-year limitations period governing misconduct in performance of legal services. 		Attorneys Jul. 15, 2014
Chodos v. Borman
Trial court mistakenly allows jury to multiply attorney’s hourly rate by five, resulting in $7.8 million fee award, which was both excessive and inequitable. 		Attorneys Jul. 9, 2014
Old Republic Construction Program Group v. The Boccardo Law Firm Inc.
Law firm must face claims that it unlawfully withdrew settlement funds from client trust account during dispute with insurer without its consent. 		Attorneys Jun. 29, 2014
In the Matter of Jack Chien-Long Huang
Attorney aids and abets unauthorized practice of law by allowing his nonattorney staff to perform loan modification services and failing to properly supervise them. 		Attorneys Jun. 22, 2014
Chodos v. Borman
Trial court mistakenly allows jury to multiply attorney’s hourly rate by five, resulting in $7.8 million fee award, which was both excessive and inequitable. 		Attorneys Jun. 19, 2014
Burton v. Infinity Capital Management
Attorney is not entitled to judicial immunity for preparing order to show cause for a judge on claim that order violated automatic stay provision of Bankruptcy Code. 		Attorneys Jun. 5, 2014
Syers Properties Inc. v. Rankin
Trial court correctly relies on attorneys' calculations when awarding attorney fees in legal malpractice action, because their hours and rates were reasonable. 		Attorneys May 29, 2014
Namikas v. Miller
Client may not sue lawyers for failure to conduct ‘marital standard of living analysis’ during divorce proceedings, where it was unclear if that actually influenced settlement. 		Attorneys May 8, 2014
In re Klein on Public Admonishment
Public admonishment is unnecessary for attorney who urged child’s placement with mother on appeal without discussing position with child’s trial attorney. 		Attorneys May 5, 2014
Roger Cleveland Golf Co. Inc. v. Krane & Smith APC
One-year limitations period for malicious prosecution action against plaintiff’s former attorneys must be tolled while appeal is pending. 		Attorneys Apr. 16, 2014
Soni v. Welllmike Enterprise Co. Ltd.
Law firm may not recover attorney fees after winning case against former client because firm was represented by its own associates, not independent contractors. 		Attorneys Mar. 27, 2014
Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb and Lack
Clients may sue law firm for embezzling funds from $100 million settlement because firm failed to inform them about how those funds were distributed. 		Attorneys Feb. 28, 2014
Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb and Lack
Clients may sue law firm for embezzling funds from $100 million settlement because firm failed to inform them about how those funds were distributed. 		Attorneys Feb. 12, 2014
Jensen v. State Bar
Attorney who left infant daughter alone for 40 minutes is suspended, rather than disbarred, even though he had two prior records of discipline. 		Attorneys Feb. 6, 2014
In re Glass
Former journalist who fabricated material for numerous articles in the 1990s fails to gain admission to California State Bar. 		Attorneys Jan. 28, 2014
In re Grant
California attorney is disbarred for possessing child pornography, despite claims that it ended up on his computer against his wishes. 		Attorneys Jan. 24, 2014
In re Garcia on Admission
Undocumented immigrant who met all qualifications to practice law in California gains admission to California State Bar. 		Attorneys Jan. 3, 2014
Stueve v. Berger Kahn
Alta Dena Dairy heirs may sue attorneys and law firm for civil conspiracy based on alleged Ponzi scheme to siphon the family’s assets. 		Attorneys Dec. 19, 2013
Stueve Bros. Farms LLC v. Berger Kahn
Heirs to Alta Dena Dairy family fortune may sue law firm that turned blind eye to one of its attorneys stealing family’s assets. 		Attorneys Dec. 18, 2013
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