California Changes

The web page of the California State Bar reports that amendments to the procedural rules governing bar discipline have been proposed by the Bar’s Board of Governors. Among the proposed changes is a rule that prohibits last-minute resignations without any admission of misconduct. Such resignations will be considered “disciplinary resignations” and involve such an admission. In opposing the change, the president of the Association of Discipline Defense Counsel is quoted as saying that “[t]he current process…serves attorneys well…” Perhaps that is precisely why it needs to be changed. (Mike Frisch)