State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 16, 2025
Head State Bar witness reveals Los Angeles officials' plot to silence critic
A State Bar witness testifies that Los Angeles officials, including former Deputy City Attorney James Clark, orchestrated a collusive settlement in a ratepayer lawsuit, aiming to silence allegations of misconduct raised by a San Diego plaintiffs' attorney.
A key witness in the State Bar's disciplinary case against former Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney James Clark testified Tuesday that top city officials sought to silence a vocal critic who threatened to expose a secretive, collusive settlement in a major ratepayer lawsuit.
Disbarred New York lawyer Paul O. Paradis, under questioning, confirmed that city leaders feared San Diego plaintiffs' attorney Timothy Blood would unravel the behind-the-scenes orchestration of ...
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