Lawyers behind a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement with Los Angeles County have brought in a second mediator to oversee potential fraud after an article in the Los Angeles Times last month revealed that recruiters paid cash to potential plaintiffs on behalf of Downtown LA Law Group.

July 10 (Reuters) - The State Bar of California pursued too many changes at once, setting the stage for the problem-plagued February attorney licensing exam, the agency’s former executive director said. Many of the February exam’s problems stemmed from ...

(TNS) — California's first bar exam to be prepared by a private contractor accomplished one of its main goals in February, lowering financial costs for the deficit-plagued state bar. And its passage rate of 55.9 percent was the highest for a February ...

The State Bar Court oversees attorney discipline, and the California Supreme Court imposes recommended actions. The State Bar’s OCTC investigates and prosecutes these matters to protect the public.

June 6 (Reuters) - The State Bar of California said on Thursday that it has hired a consulting firm to review the scoring of its February bar exam, adding to the millions the organization has spent to clean up a mess from the botched test rollout.

The State Bar of California filed several disciplinary charges, including partaking in a "scheme to defraud," against a San Luis Obispo real estate attorney who was business partners with the man convicted of bribing late Supervisor Adam Hill.