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Law Practice

Nov. 25, 2008

High Court Throws Kink in Proposed Disciplinary Rules

The State Bar is taking a second look at two controversial measures to toughen the attorney discipline system, thanks to the state's Supreme Court.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The State Bar is taking a second look at two controversial measures to toughen the attorney discipline system, thanks to the state's Supreme Court.

At a meeting with Bar officials last month, the high court expressed concerns over two proposals that would have changed the Bar's disciplinary rules; one that set forth procedures for permanent disbarment and another one involving resignations of a...

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