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Government

Mar. 17, 2009

Former State Bar President Will Be Counsel to President Obama

Jeff Bleich, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, immediate past president of the State Bar and a die-hard fan of President Barack Obama, has been asked to join the Obama administration as special counsel to the president.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Bleich, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, immediate past president of the State Bar and a die-hard fan of President Barack Obama, has been asked to join the Obama administration as special counsel to the president.

Bleich, 47, was co-chair of Obama's presidential campaign in California and is a longtime personal friend. He's been considered a strong contender for one of the a...

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