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Fired California State Bar Executive Director Joe Dunn, who already won dismissal of some disciplinary charges filed against him, failed Monday to convince a State Bar Court judge to drop the remaining charges.

Accusations of malpractice in pro bono cases, while rare, can be avoided by carefully vetting such cases, researching unfamiliar practice areas and being sure to supervise newer attorneys, experts say.

Under scrutiny for mishandling Tom Girardi complaints, the State Bar moved against the license of its former executive director, a longtime associate of the disgraced "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" lawyer.

The Van Nuys man whose lawsuit over a massive Los Angeles Department of Water and Power bill ultimately led to a tangled legal scandal and an FBI raid of City Hall has filed a new lawsuit against the city. The federal lawsuit by Antwon Jones alleges violation of civil rights and waste of taxpayer funds by the city. The lawsuit also names City Atty. Mike Feuer and two former high-ranking attorneys in his office: Jim Clark and Thom Peters. The lawsuit claims the city and others used Jones as an �...

DWP customer at center of billing scandal files new lawsuit against city Dakota Smith © (Antwon Jones) Antwon Jones, the lead plaintiff in the 2015 class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles over DWP billing errors, is suing the city again. (Antwon Jones) The Van Nuys man whose lawsuit over a massive Los Angeles Department of Water and Power bill ultimately led to a tangled legal scandal and an FBI raid of City Hall has filed a new lawsuit against the city. The federal lawsuit ...