Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Nov. 3, 2026
State Bar fights Kiesel's bid for more records in DWP disciplinary case
Prosecutors argue that attorney Paul Kiesel's request for additional records from the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, DWP and outside law firms is excessive and unnecessary. Kiesel says the documents could show what other lawyers knew about the alleged collusion at the center of the DWP billing scandal.
The State Bar is urging a judge to reject attorney Paul R. Kiesel's bid to subpoena more than a decade of records from the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, the Department of Water and Power and law firms involved in the DWP billing scandal, arguing that the discovery would be excessive and largely duplicative.
Kiesel, who denies wrongdoing, contends the records could establish what city officials and outside attorneys knew about alleged collusion in a ratepayer class act...
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