"The Consumer Attorneys of California, a prominent trade group, said it is supporting two bills this session meant to crack down on the "small number of bad actors engaged in illegal conduct that threatens to undermine public trust" in the state's legal bar."
"The bill introduced by Zbur would disbar any attorney who is convicted of illegally soliciting clients. Kalra's bill would ban private equity firms and hedge funds from dictating case strategy after giving money to a law firm."
""We're not trying to insulate ourselves from accountability," said Douglas Saeltzer, president of the attorney group, in an interview. "There needs to be consequences.""
The Consumer Attorneys of California, a prominent trade group, is backing two bills introduced by state lawmakers to strengthen penalties for attorney misconduct. One bill would mandate disbarment for attorneys convicted of illegal client solicitation, while the other would prohibit private equity firms and hedge funds from dictating case strategy after providing financing to law firms. The legislation responds to recent investigations revealing attorney misconduct in L.A. County's $4-billion sex-abuse settlement, including illegal client recruitment and fabricated claims. The trade group frames these measures as necessary to eliminate bad actors and maintain public trust in California's legal profession.
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