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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 Law

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

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Hunter Holland

University of Southern California

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

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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 .

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How suspension affects a lawyer’s career longevity

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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