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California Legal Ethics & State Bar Defense

“An Attorney has a constant and perpetual rendezvous with ethics.”

-McClure v Donovan, 82 Cal App 2nd 664, 666 (1947)

Fishkin & Slatter LLP, is located in Walnut Creek, California. We provide attorneys with legal ethics advice, expert witness testimony, and State Bar defense. Between us, we have over 60 years of law practice experience and over 30 years in advising and representing attorneys. 

WHEN ATTORNEY CONDUCT IS AT ISSUE

Fishkin & Slatter LLP
Legal Ethics, State Bar Defense, and Expert Witness Testimony

We provide our clients with practical, experienced advice and defense in the following areas:

  • Legal Ethics and Practice Management: Whenever you have a question about what you can or cannot do, we will help you make an informed decision.

  • State Bar Defense: We will help you prepare your accurate, measured responses to inquiries and, if need be, provide State Bar court defense.

  • Fee Disputes: Whether your dispute is with a client or a fellow lawyer, we will work to protect your fees. Jerome Fishkin argued the successful quantum meruit issue in the Supreme Court case of Huskinson v. Wolf.

  • Conflicts of Interest and Disqualification: There is a difference between civil disqualification and disciplinary conflicts. When we help attorneys in disqualification motions, we are also thinking about potential State Bar issues.

  • Contempt and Sanctions: There is no automatic discipline for contempt or sanctions. Once again, we plan for the State Bar when we advise you in Superior Court.

Expert Witness Testimony

Attorneys Jerome Fishkin and Lindsay Slatter each have over thirty years of experience practicing law and both have over fifteen years of experience providing expert witness testimony in cases involving legal ethics. We understand how to speak to juries and judges in language they understand. We can testify in plain English while we explain technical issues of attorney duties.

Contact Us

The law of legal ethics is multi-faceted and interpretations of the rules can vary. We understand both the challenges you face and the complexities of the law. Contact us today for more information regarding legal ethics and State Bar defense.