State Bar & Bar Associations
May 28, 2011
Audit Criticizes State Bar Program
A State Bar program that helps lawyers with substance abuse and mental health problems lacks proper oversight to ensure participants are complying with the terms of their treatment plans, according to a state auditor's report.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Sacramento - A State Bar program that helps lawyers with substance abuse and mental health problems lacks proper oversight and monitoring procedures to ensure participants are complying with the terms of their treatment plans, according to a report released Thursday by the state auditor's office.
After analyzing the cases of 25 lawyers enrolled in the program, known as the Lawyer Assistance Progra...
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