Government
Dec. 7, 2012
State Bar cancels woman's law license for lie about disability
Invoking a rare procedure, the State Bar is yanking the law license of a New York woman who lied about being disabled to get extra time for the California bar exam.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Invoking a rare procedure, the State Bar is yanking the law license of a New York woman who lied about being disabled to get extra time for the California bar exam.
Because Leah E. Harmuth's misconduct occurred before she was admitted to practice in 2009, the State Bar Court asked the Supreme Court to cancel her license rather than disbar her. Harmuth stipulated to the recommendation. In...
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