It Was A Fire-Stormy: The California BAR and Avenatti - Granite Grok

It Was A Fire-Stormy: The California BAR and Avenatti

The California State Bar oversees the 250,000 licensed attorneys in that state.

They have a web site and publish news releases. Here is a recent press release, warning California citizens caught in the recent wild fires in the tinderbox forests of California to be on the lookout for unscrupulous lawyers:

The State Bar of California Issues Fraud Alert, Warns Fire Victims to Watch for and Report Potential Legal Fraud
Published: November 15, 2018

The State Bar of California issued a fraud alert to warn the public to watch out for and report potential fraud in response to the recent fires across the state. (The fraud alert is also available in Spanish and Chinese.) As a result of California’s ongoing fires, many people may wish to seek legal advice for various reasons, including insurance disputes, landlord tenant disputes, consumer fraud and more. California law prohibits lawyers or others acting on behalf of a lawyer from…”

And the article goes on to describe things crooked lawyers do to latch onto a client. They want to protect people who hire lawyers.

The California State Bar has a “Mission”:

Our Mission: What We Do

The State Bar of California’s mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system.

Board composition

The full 13-member Board is comprised of:

  • Five attorneys appointed by the California Supreme Court, who will serve four-year terms
  • Two attorneys appointed by the Legislature, one by the Senate Committee on Rules and one by the Speaker of the Assembly
  • Six “public” or non-attorney members, four appointed by the Governor, one by the Senate Committee on Rules and one by the Speaker of the Assembly”

It appears the California State Bar is as crooked as California’s elections. The California State Bar can, without any shame, warn people about crooked lawyers potentially ginning up forest fire lawsuits…but not about this guy:

AVENATTI & ASSOCIATES, APC Michael J. Avenatti, State Bar No. 206929 Ahmed Ibrahim, State Bar No. 238739 520 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Telephone: 949.706.7000 Facsimile: 949.706.7050

Attorneys for Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford a.k.a. Stormy Daniels a.k.a. Peggy Peterson”

Yes, Avenatti is still a licensed attorney in California. He is doing the business of the California State Bar or else he would not have a license.

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