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Discipline

Jun. 15, 2010

Bar Picks Veteran to Lead Discipline

As news of James Towery's appointment as the State Bar's new chief trial counsel spread Friday, he joked the words 'glutton for punishment' might come up.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - As news of James Towery's appointment as the State Bar's new chief trial counsel spread Friday, he joked the words 'glutton for punishment' might come up.

If confirmed by the Senate, Towery will take over as the head of the agency's attorney discipline unit at a time when the State Bar faces intense criticism for, among other things, its handling o...

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