The Leslie Brodie Report (TLR) is carefully following a major developing story out of California relating to State Bar of California Board of Governor member Laura Chick. Sources with knowledge of the probe, speaking on condition of anonymity, maintain the multi-prong probe is rapidly expanding and encompasses broader inquiries than had been acknowledged up to now. In addition, a red flag continue to fly over Sheldon Sloan, Ronald George, Laura Chick, and Robert Chick -- CEO of a Burbank-based legal malpractice insurance carrier known as Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company. MGA Team -- Counsels Who Represented Defendant MGA (Bratz Dolls.) From Left: Skadden Arps Raoul Kennedy and Thomas Nolan ; Howard Rices Jerome Falk And Douglas Winthrop; Keker & Van Nests John Keker and Former MGAS In-House Counsel and Present Partner with Lewis Brisbois, Mr. Craig Holden. These sources maintain that the inquiry involves personnel at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, the State Bar of California, as well as a close examination of the relationship between Laura Chick and Edith Matthai of Robie & Matthai. A source maintains that one aspect of the inquiry involves 3 sub-parts concerning the alleged: 1) Circumstances surrounding events relating to the State Bar of California/California Supreme Court and its enmeshment with Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company vis-à-vis Laura Chick, Sheldon Sloan, Ronald George, and operative Beth Jay. 2) circumstances surrounding the removal of Craig Holden from MGA (a client of Girardi & Keese) to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, as well as the subsequent positioning of Holden as member of the BOG, and thanks to an endorsement by the Breakfast Club -- A Los Angeles-based entity which the recruiting of candidates for the State Bar of California Board of Governors is its primary function. 3) Circumstances surrounding actions taken (or, most likely, lack thereof) by the State Bar of California against clients of the Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, as well as circumstances surrounding actions taken by the OCTC/State Bar Court/California Supreme Court in fixing cases against errant clients of Lawyers Mutual (at times via State Bar Court Default Judgement), as to allow Lawyers Mutual an opportunity to potentially argue the misconduct was intentional, and hence to reject coverage. lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/12/02/state-bar-of-california-laura-chick-scandal-part-3-craig-holden-from-mga-to-lewis-brisbois-endorsement-by-breakfast-club-use-and-abuse-of-octc-de-12249772/
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:09:33 +0000
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