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Government,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jul. 15, 2020

Lawyer is cooperating with federal probe of water bill case

A resigned outside counsel for the LA city attorney’s office is cooperating with the federal government’s investigation into the litigation debacle surrounding a faulty water billing system.

An attorney who collected millions of dollars from litigation related to a faulty Los Angeles water billing system is cooperating with the federal government's investigation into the matter.

The disclosure was made Tuesday during a bankruptcy proceeding in Arizona for Paul O. Paradis, a New York attorney who resigned as private counsel for the Los Angeles city attorney's office after questions arose about possible collusion and frau...

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