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Heiress of California Capitol Building Furniture Maker Loses Fortune to Orange County Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite – State Bar Does Nothing

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: September 26, 2023
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Heiress of California Capitol Building Furniture Maker Loses Fortune to Orange County Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite – State Bar Does Nothing

By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA - The heiress of furniture maker John Breuner, who made all the desks ...

By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA - The heiress of furniture maker John Breuner, who made all the desks in the California Capitol Building, was left penniless after being represented by Orange County ...

September 26, 2023
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Prosecutorial Reform Group ITCHY in California Campaign Releases Another Video of Wrongfully Convicted Man

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|Date: September 19, 2023
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Prosecutorial Reform Group ITCHY in California Campaign Releases Another Video of Wrongfully Convicted Man

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Another video statement targeting “wrongful convictions and lack o ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Another video statement targeting “wrongful convictions and lack of discipline” for California prosecutors who’ve erred, was released Monday by a national prosec ...

September 19, 2023
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed against California State Bar by Former Clients of Now-Disbarred Attorney Thomas Girardi

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|Date: September 17, 2023
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed against California State Bar by Former Clients of Now-Disbarred Attorney Thomas Girardi

By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES, CA - A class action lawsuit has been filed by former clients of embattle ...

By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES, CA - A class action lawsuit has been filed by former clients of embattled plaintiff attorney Thomas Girardi against the California State Bar, arguing the agency’s “inc ...

September 17, 2023
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Sacramento Superior Court Commissioner Named to Judicial Council

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|Date: July 11, 2023
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Sacramento Superior Court Commissioner Named to Judicial Council

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Alin D. Cintean, a former professor of Constitutional Law at the n ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Alin D. Cintean, a former professor of Constitutional Law at the now-defunct Lorenzo Patino School of Law and currently a Sacramento Superior Court Commissioner, ...

July 11, 2023
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Why Has the California State Bar Not Disciplined Anaheim Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite?

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: June 04, 2023
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Why Has the California State Bar Not Disciplined Anaheim Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite?

By Robert J. Hansen The State Bar of California Board of Trustees, at a meeting last month, approved two ...

By Robert J. Hansen The State Bar of California Board of Trustees, at a meeting last month, approved two alternatives for California Supreme Court consideration of a new Rule of Professional Conduct t ...

June 04, 2023
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California’s Chief Justice Blames State Legislature for Stalling Legislation That Would Expand Access to Justice

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|Date: August 01, 2022
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California’s Chief Justice Blames State Legislature for Stalling Legislation That Would Expand Access to Justice

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, chief justice of the California Supreme Co ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, said that the state legislature is responsible for stalling efforts to bring about regulat ...

August 01, 2022
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Letter: CALDA Counsel Responds to Bar Association

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|Date: July 26, 2022
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Letter: CALDA Counsel Responds to Bar Association

Editor's note: On July 18, the Vanguard published an article, "Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal ...

Editor's note: On July 18, the Vanguard published an article, "Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says." In response, Leah Wilson, the executive directo ...

July 26, 2022
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Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says

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|Date: July 18, 2022
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Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - The State Bar of California wants to have more rigorous regulation of ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - The State Bar of California wants to have more rigorous regulation of the legal document assistant (LDA) profession by complete supervision and control according to ...

July 18, 2022
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Auditor Hammers State Bar for Failing to Crack Down on Repeated Ethical Violations

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|Date: April 15, 2022
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Auditor Hammers State Bar for Failing to Crack Down on Repeated Ethical Violations

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - The California State Auditor found the State Bar of California (Stat ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - The California State Auditor found the State Bar of California (State Bar) failed to effectively deter or prevent some attorneys from repeatedly violating professi ...

April 15, 2022
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Boudin and Other Progressive Prosecutors Push to Limit Ability of DAs to Accept Money from Police Unions

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|Date: August 12, 2020
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Boudin and Other Progressive Prosecutors Push to Limit Ability of DAs to Accept Money from Police Unions

In the wake of high profile officer-involved killings and the perceived cozy relationship between prosecu ...

In the wake of high profile officer-involved killings and the perceived cozy relationship between prosecutors and police unions, four of the leading reformers in California—Diana Becton, Contra Costa ...

August 12, 2020
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CA District Attorneys Urge End to Conflict of Interest between Prosecutors and Police

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|Date: July 25, 2020
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CA District Attorneys Urge End to Conflict of Interest between Prosecutors and Police

By Elizabeth Cho Four California district attorneys wrote a letter to the Chair and Interim Executive Dir ...

By Elizabeth Cho Four California district attorneys wrote a letter to the Chair and Interim Executive Director of the California State Bar in June, proposing that prosecutors should be banned from acc ...

July 25, 2020
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State Auditor Blasts the California Bar for Failing to Discipline Attorneys Who Fail to Meet Professional Responsibilities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2015
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State Auditor Blasts the California Bar for Failing to Discipline Attorneys Who Fail to Meet Professional Responsibilities

Earlier this year, the LA Times ran a story where federal judges accused the California State Bar of turn ...

Earlier this year, the LA Times ran a story where federal judges accused the California State Bar of turning a blind eye to an “epidemic” of prosecutorial misconduct. That was just the most recent exa ...

June 19, 2015
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Commentary: Moms for Liberty, What Have You Gained Through All of This?

Senator Wiener, Housing Advocates, Labor Leaders Highlight Expansion of Landmark Housing Law

Breed’s Drug Testing Press Conference – Dangerous Headline Chasing That Will Increase Crime

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: In the Dark

Federal Court Stops Execution of Man Suffering ‘Pervasive, Severe Form of Schizophrenia’

Unarmed Man Wins $400,000 Settlement after Sacramento Police Shoot at Him 20 Times in 2021

COURT WATCH: Officer Admits Camera Footage ‘Unclear’ on Faces, Information; Another Officer Alleges ‘Norteño Ties’ to Accused in Prelims

Commentary: The Wide-Ranging Implications of the Taormino Lawsuit

Judge Denies Suppression, Throws Out Only Two Charges against a Man Shot by SF Police Despite Calling the Shooting ‘A Terrible Outcome’

Response to Vanguard Column: ‘Deeply Irresponsible and Inflammatory Piece’

Heiress of California Capitol Building Furniture Maker Loses Fortune to Orange County Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite – State Bar Does Nothing

Heiress of California Capitol Building Furniture Maker Loses Fortune to Orange County Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite – State Bar Does Nothing

Prosecutorial Reform Group ITCHY in California Campaign Releases Another Video of Wrongfully Convicted Man

Prosecutorial Reform Group ITCHY in California Campaign Releases Another Video of Wrongfully Convicted Man

Class Action Lawsuit Filed against California State Bar by Former Clients of Now-Disbarred Attorney Thomas Girardi

Class Action Lawsuit Filed against California State Bar by Former Clients of Now-Disbarred Attorney Thomas Girardi

Sacramento Superior Court Commissioner Named to Judicial Council

Sacramento Superior Court Commissioner Named to Judicial Council

Why Has the California State Bar Not Disciplined Anaheim Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite?

Why Has the California State Bar Not Disciplined Anaheim Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite?

California’s Chief Justice Blames State Legislature for Stalling Legislation That Would Expand Access to Justice

California’s Chief Justice Blames State Legislature for Stalling Legislation That Would Expand Access to Justice

Letter: CALDA Counsel Responds to Bar Association

Letter: CALDA Counsel Responds to Bar Association

Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says

Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says

Auditor Hammers State Bar for Failing to Crack Down on Repeated Ethical Violations

Auditor Hammers State Bar for Failing to Crack Down on Repeated Ethical Violations

Boudin and Other Progressive Prosecutors Push to Limit Ability of DAs to Accept Money from Police Unions

Boudin and Other Progressive Prosecutors Push to Limit Ability of DAs to Accept Money from Police Unions

CA District Attorneys Urge End to Conflict of Interest between Prosecutors and Police

CA District Attorneys Urge End to Conflict of Interest between Prosecutors and Police

State Auditor Blasts the California Bar for Failing to Discipline Attorneys Who Fail to Meet Professional Responsibilities

State Auditor Blasts the California Bar for Failing to Discipline Attorneys Who Fail to Meet Professional Responsibilities

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