A lawyer affirmed she had satisfied compliance with her Minimum Continuing Legal Education [MCLE] requirements when in fact she had not. Caught in the net of a random audit, the lawyer said she was previously mistaken and corrected the error. The Office of the Chief Trial Counsel [OCTC] of the State Bar charged the lawyer with committing an act of moral turpitude by making an intentional misrepresentation, or by gross negligence. The hearing officer found her culpable based on gross negligence and recommended a stayed suspension and probation. The OCTC appealed, seeking a 30-day actual suspension. The Review Department of the California State Bar ordered public reproval because the lawyer “poses no threat to the public, nor is a suspension or probation necessary to reinforce her understanding of her future ethical obligations.” (In the Matter of Anna Christina Yee (Filed, May 21, 2014; Published, January 5, 2015) Case No. 12-O-13204.)
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