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Law Practice

May 24, 2013

Lawyer faces suspension for inappropriate correspondence with judge

The State Bar Court has recommended that a San Diego lawyer be suspended from practicing law for 90 days for inappropriately sending letters to a judge and appearing at the jurist's home to discuss a pending legal matter.

By Chase Scheinbaum
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The State Bar Court has recommended that a San Diego lawyer be suspended from practicing law for 90 days for inappropriately sending letters to a judge and appearing at the jurist's home to discuss a pending legal matter.

Iwo Ostoja-Lojasiewicz, a member of the California bar since 2006, has 30 days to appeal the matter. In the case of no appeal, the state Supreme Court will determine if Judge Richard A. Platel's recomm...

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