State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 1, 2018
How suspension affects a lawyer’s career longevity
We set out to examine, among other things, if and how discipline affects attorney career longevity, if there are lasting effects and whether attorneys can professionally recover from the effects.





Kris Coombs
USC Gould School of LawKris is a J.D. candidate at Gould School of Law and Ph.D. candidate in political science and international relations at USC.

Hunter Holland
University of Southern CaliforniaHunter holds a B.S. in economics and mathematics from the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California.

Jeffrey A. Dubin
Adjunct Professor
University of Southern California
Jeffery is an adjunct professor of Economics and Statistics in the Department of Economics at the .

Founded in 1927, The State Bar of California is the largest state bar association in the United States. The bar serves more than a quarter-million attorneys, and -- as an arm of the California Supreme Court -- acts as the regulatory agency for the professional conduct of lawyers within the state. Perhaps one of the most essential functions of the bar is the administration of an extensive professional disciplinary system for unlawful, fraudulent or incompetent attorney...
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