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Law Practice

Jun. 10, 2009

Campaign Finance Case Against L.A. Trial Lawyer Is Gutted

A federal judge on Monday dismissed two of three campaign-finance violation charges against Los Angeles trial lawyer Pierce H. O'Donnell. Judge S. James Otero said federal law does not explicitly forbid conduit contributors.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Monday gutted the prosecution's campaign-finance violation case against prominent Los Angeles attorney Pierce H. O'Donnell, dismissing two of the three felony charges against him.

In an 11-page order, U.S. District Judge S. James Otero dismissed one count of conspiracy and one count of making illegal campaign contributions against the veteran trial attorney, whose clients...

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