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U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 18, 2008

Bar's Diversion Program Gets Criticized

A State Bar diversion program for errant lawyers is under increased scrutiny because a former public defender accused of sexual misconduct with two jailed clients was allowed to participate in it.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      SAN FRANCISCO - A State Bar diversion program for errant lawyers is under increased scrutiny because a former public defender accused of sexual misconduct with two jailed clients was allowed to participate in it.
      The State Bar's Office of Chief Trial Counsel argued in a petition to the Supreme Court that...

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