State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
Sep. 22, 2020
Attorney sues bar over ‘due respect’ code provision
Benjamin L. Pavone, partner at Pavone & Fonner LLP, says in a case filed in federal court that enforcement of the rule infringes his First Amendment rights.
A San Diego attorney is seeking a restraining order to stop the State Bar from enforcing the California Business and Professions Code's "due respect" provision that he was accused of violating when he filed an appellate brief referring to a commissioner's fee request denial as "succubistic."
Benjamin L. Pavone, partner at Pavone & Fonner LLP, says in a case filed in federal court last month that enforcement of the rule infringes his...
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