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State Bar & Bar Associations

May 14, 2016

Legislature faults State Bar's financial transparency, budgeting in latest audit

The State Bar's financial reporting has been plagued with mistakes in recent years, making it difficult for the Legislature to exercise proper oversight over the agency, according to a state auditor report released Thursday.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The State Bar's financial reporting has been murky and plagued with mistakes in recent years, making it difficult for the Legislature to exercise proper oversight over the agency, according to a report released by the state auditor on Thursday.

The embattled agency must make its finances and budgeting more transparent, take a hard look at how much it is paying its top executives and address the...

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