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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

May 23, 2014

Meyers Nave hit with a malpractice suit from the city of Bell

The scandal-plagued suburb claims in part that the municipal law firm, which served as Bell's bond counsel and interim city attorney, failed to properly advise about bonds.


By Kylie Reynolds


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The city of Bell has launched yet another legal malpractice claim in the wake of the public corruption scandal that rocked the Los Angeles suburb.


Bell filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Oakland-based municipal law firm Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC, which served as its bond counsel and interim city attorney. Among the allegations is that Meyers Nave mishandled its ...

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