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Barry v. State Bar of California
Order 		Attorneys Nov. 28, 2013
Marriage of Bianco
Family court may not order attorney to pay sanctions for hiring co-counsel, who could not practice in California, based on California Rules of Court. 		Attorneys Nov. 25, 2013
Yanez v. Plummer
Employee may sue in-house counsel, who represented him and his employer in lawsuit, for eliciting deposition testimony that caused employer to fire him. 		Attorneys Nov. 6, 2013
Wise v. DLA Piper LLP (US)
DLA Piper prevails in malpractice action by former clients because they alleged firm failed to pursue judgment against a broke defendant. 		Attorneys Oct. 30, 2013
Song v. State Bar
Lawyer fails to avert disbarment by explaining that he took client's money because he suffered emotional difficulty due to cultural pressure to care for his parents. 		Attorneys Oct. 22, 2013
Lenard v. State Bar
California attorney who was not authorized to practice law in other states is disbarred because he settled consumer debt matters for clients outside of California. 		Attorneys Oct. 22, 2013
Seltzer v. State Bar
Company recoups fees paid to attorney, who was ‘out on emergency’ and did not provide any valuable services, after hiring her for possible lawsuit. 		Attorneys Oct. 22, 2013
Zimmerman v. Superior Court (People)
Public defender may not invoke attorney-client privilege in relation to documents, which she claimed she received from people acting on her client’s behalf. 		Attorneys Oct. 9, 2013
Roldan v. Callahan & Blaine
Law firm must pay arbitration costs of former clients, who sued firm following settlement of litigation, or waive its right to arbitrate claims. 		Attorneys Sep. 20, 2013
Roldan v. Callahan & Blaine
Law firm must pay arbitration costs of former clients, who sued firm following settlement of litigation, or waive its right to arbitrate claims. 		Attorneys Aug. 28, 2013
Barry v. The State Bar of California
State Bar of California is not entitled to attorney fees after successfully dismissing attorney’s lawsuit regarding her disciplinary matter. 		Attorneys Aug. 22, 2013
Fiduciary Trust International of California v. Superior Court (Brown)
Law firm that represented both husband and wife in preparing their wills and trusts may not later represent trustees against wife in tax dispute. 		Attorneys Aug. 1, 2013
Citizens for Ceres v. Superior Court (City of Ceres)
City and developer of controversial Wal-Mart project must disclose communications between them that occurred prior to city’s approval of project. 		Attorneys Jul. 9, 2013
Havasu Lakeshore Investments LLC v. Fleming
Law firm may represent company and nonmember with close ties to company in lawsuit against two members because their interests were not adverse. 		Attorneys Jul. 2, 2013
DeLuca v. State Fish Co. Inc.
Seafood business may not disqualify opposing counsel based on alleged exchange of confidential information between counsel and expert witness without providing nature of information. 		Attorneys Jun. 28, 2013
Havasu Lakeshore Investments LLC v. Fleming
Law firm may represent company and nonmember with close ties to company in lawsuit against two members because their interests were not adverse. 		Attorneys Jun. 19, 2013
Maracich v. Spears
South Carolina attorneys may not obtain personal information from DMV to solicit prospective clients for pending litigation without their express consent. 		Attorneys Jun. 17, 2013
Castleman v. Sagaser
Attorney may not escape former client’s lawsuit for breach of ethical duties after he divulged information about client to another attorney. 		Attorneys May 16, 2013
Duchrow v. Forrest
Attorney may not seek more fees in suit against former client by belatedly amending complaint on fourth day of five-day trial. 		Attorneys May 1, 2013
Khani v. Ford Motor Co.
Attorney may represent client in lemon law case against Ford, although he previously defended Ford, due to material differences between cases. 		Attorneys Apr. 26, 2013
Mendoza v. Hamzeh
Attorney must face civil extortion claims due to demand letter threatening to report criminal conduct to agencies if letter's recipient did not pay damages. 		Attorneys Apr. 23, 2013
Sabey v. City of Pomona
Attorney may not advise city council regarding arbitration award when another attorney in the same firm represented city's police department at arbitration. 		Attorneys Apr. 17, 2013
Barsegian v. Kessler & Kessler
Law firm may not compel arbitration with client because allegations in client’s complaint did not constitute binding judicial admissions. 		Attorneys Apr. 16, 2013
Lawrence v. State Bar
Attorney is placed on probation, rather than disbarred, because his misconduct was caused by his extreme and debilitating physical disabilities. 		Attorneys Mar. 14, 2013
Barnes, Crosby, Fitzgerald & Zeman LLP v. Ringler
In dispute between lawyers over fee-sharing agreement, attorney may not prevent law firm from obtaining client consent to render contract nonexistent. 		Attorneys Jan. 17, 2013
People v. Stender
Law corporation is specifically designated as member of State Bar and is bound by rule prohibiting aiding in unlawful practice of law by retired attorney. 		Attorneys Jan. 16, 2013
Bank of America N.A. v. Superior Court (Pacific City Bank)
Tripartite attorney-client privilege arises when title insurer hires law firm to prosecute action on behalf of its insured under title insurance policy. 		Attorneys Jan. 15, 2013
People v. Stender
Law corporation is specifically designated as member of State Bar and is bound by rule prohibiting aiding in unlawful practice of law by retired attorney. 		Attorneys Jan. 3, 2013
Barnes, Crosby, Fitzgerald & Zeman LLP v. Ringler
In dispute between lawyers over fee-sharing agreement, attorney may not prevent law firm from obtaining client consent to render contract nonexistent. 		Attorneys Dec. 20, 2012
Filbin v. Fitzgerald
Attorney prevails in case filed by disgruntled former clients after settlement of litigation when they failed to show attorney’s mistake caused them to settle for less. 		Attorneys Nov. 21, 2012
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