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NO CHOICE.
The message flashing through the noise in 2024. #Kamala #Harris—front & center, but are we really seeing the candidate, or just another face behind the same mask? The promises flash on repeat: #Obey #Consume #Comply It’s all wrapped up as progress, but the fine print says otherwise. Will we finally wake up or keep buying into the illusion that there’s something new here? Because as long as we obey, someone’s already chosen for us. #Obey2024 #NoChoice #TheyLive

California bar suspends 1,600 attorneys for violating rules set up after Tom Girardi allegedly stole millions

More than 1,600 attorneys have been #suspended by the #California #State #Bar for violating rules about client trust accounts that were set up after disgraced L.A. attorney Thomas Girardi allegedly stole millions of dollars from his clients.

The #Client #Trust #Account #Protection #Program, which went into effect last year, requires attorneys to #register their client trust accounts annually with the state bar, complete a yearly #self-#assessment of their practices managing client trust accounts and #certify with the state bar that they #comply and understand the #requirements for #safekeeping #funds.

After the reporting component is fulfilled, the state bar will then begin compliance reviews and investigative audits when appropriate.

Originally, more than 1,700 attorneys were found in violation of the rules and enrolled as “inactive” with the bar, meaning they’re not legally allowed to practice law. As of Thursday afternoon, that number has dropped to 1,641 after some of the attorneys fulfilled their requirements, according to Special Counsel Steven Moawad, who works for the bar’s attorney #discipline #system.

latimes.com/california/story/2

Los Angeles TimesCalifornia bar suspends 1,600 attorneys for violating rules set up after Tom Girardi allegedly stole millionsBy Summer Lin