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State Bar & Bar Associations

Jun. 6, 2009

State Bar Governors Oust Chief Trial Counsel

The State Bar Board of Governors decided this week not to reappoint Scott Drexel, the head of the bar's prosecution unit who had sparked controversy by tightening rules governing attorneys.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The State Bar Board of Governors decided this week not to reappoint Scott Drexel, the head of the bar's prosecution unit who had sparked controversy by tightening rules governing attorneys.

The decision not to reappoint Drexel to another four-year term as chief trial counsel came during a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon and surprised Drexel's co-workers. Reached Thursday, Drexel s...

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