State Bar & Bar Associations
Aug. 13, 2020
Attorney sues bar in federal court over discipline for criticizing jurists’ competence
The bar alleged attorney Benjamin Pavone’s use of the word “succubistic” in an appeal was a case of gender bias against the commissioner who issued the ruling.
San Diego attorney Benjamin L. Pavone sued the State Bar, arguing it violated his constitutional rights by filing disciplinary charges against him for calling a court ruling "succubustic" and criticizing the competency of two judicial officers.
According to the suit filed Tuesday in the Central District of California, the bar presented Pavone, of Pavone and Fonner LLP, with a notice of disciplinary charges stemming from a case in 20...
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