Rule 9.46 of the California Rules of Court allows an attorney who is licensed to practice law in jurisdiction of United States other than California to register to provide legal services in California as in-house counsel exclusively a qualifying institution without barred.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The State Bar of California said Tuesday it is again investigating Mark Geragos, one of California's best-known celebrity lawyers, and another prominent attorney over how money was spent from a multimillion-dollar insurance settlement related to the Armenian Genocide. Geragos and Los Angeles attorney Brian Kabateck denied any wrongdoing and said they have cooperated in previous investigations by the bar. Geragos' clients have included Michael Jackson, Colin Kaepernick, Winona Ryder, Chris Brown and headline-grabbing defendants including Jussie Smollett and convicted killer Scott Peterson. Both attorneys are caught up in an ongoing investigation of other LA lawyers including Tom Girardi stemming from a $17.5 million settlement with an insurance company based in France. The money was intended for descendants of the genocide in 1915-16 by the Turkish Ottoman Empire during World War I as well as for Armenian charities. An extensive investigation by the Los
The Supreme Court of California on Friday announced appointments to three State Bar of California entities: the Board of Trustees, Committee of Bar Examiners, and the State Bar Court.