TEN Pasadena – MCLE

Moderator: Howard Raff

Topic: The State Bar’s Assault on Free Speech and the First Amendment by TEN Member Erin Joyce.

Description: One hour (1) of MCLE credit is available for free for TEN members, $30 for guests. Contact nathan@tenworking.com for more information. This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of MCLE credit, of which 1.0 hour is for general credit, which includes 1.0 for Legal Ethics. This event will be held live in Pasadena, CA

Speaker Bio: Attorney Erin Joyce has extensive experience in State Bar investigations and disciplinary proceedings, plus over twenty-five years of civil litigation practice. Erin was admitted in 1990 and practiced for nearly eight years in an intellectual property boutique before joining the Office of Chief Trial Counsel as a prosecutor for the State Bar, from 1997 through 2016. Erin has almost twenty years of experience handling all aspects of discipline cases against attorneys in State Bar Court, from the filing of the complaint through trial and review. She has personally tried dozens of State Bar trials and several appeals. Erin has a comprehensive understanding of how State Bar investigations and proceedings unfold. Before going into private practice, Erin served as Chief Special Investigator for the Los Angeles Fire Department, as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California, and as a lawyer for multiple private practices.