Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court,
California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 4, 2019
Supreme removal
Here at Exceptionally Appealing, we assume that the appellate bar is a cut above the ordinary, and therefore far less likely to become embroiled in State Bar disciplinary proceedings. Infamous anecdotes to the contrary, we will persist in this belief simply because we choose to believe it and because it cannot be disproven: The attorney discipline records are not categorized by practice area to enable searches for appellate lawyer tragedies.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
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