The State Bar of Michigan has vowed to never again pay its staff by dipping into a special fund intended for compensating clients whose lawyers ripped them off. The bar's 32-member Board of ...

When Bobbie and Terry Downs hired Coral Gables attorney Jay Farrow last fall, they thought they were getting a bulldog who would finally put an end to their lengthy dispute with the landlord of their ...

At its meeting November 18, the State Bar Board of Trustees approved creation of a new, comprehensive Client Trust Account (CTA) protection program and other corrective actions to strengthen the State ...

The Florida Bar has a fund to compensate clients who suffer losses through "misappropriation" by a member. But there are ...

The agency that regulates lawyers in North Carolina is paying $165,550 to 17 former clients of Fayetteville lawyer Dee W. Bray for his failure to provide them services. The former clients include ...

Michael Cohen could face new professional and legal challenges for leaking a secretly recorded conversation with his former client Donald Trump -- a risky move that could cause problems with the state ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The State Bar of California approved an ethics rule that would subject lawyers to discipline for having sex with their clients. The bar's Board of Trustees passed the rule Thursday as ...

A Tustin attorney faces disbarment for allegedly misappropriating up to $282 million from as many as 60,000 clients who hired him looking for debt relief, the State Bar of California said. Daniel ...

Court filings from the North Carolina State Bar allege Julia Olson-Boseman, a former Wilmington lawyer and current chair of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, mishandled client funds and ...

Tom Girardi accused of misappropriating client funds Changes governing trust accounts, if approved, would be phased in over time Nov 15 - The State Bar of California is weighing rule changes affecting ...