In the latest program in this popular series and part one of this program, Zach McGee provides an overview of the attorney discipline system.
One of the scariest things an attorney can face is an allegation that he or she has violated the legal ethics rules or committed malpractice, and it’s not only incompetent, lazy or dodgy lawyers who get hit with misconduct complaints.Â
In the latest program in this popular series, Zach McGee provides an overview of the attorney discipline system, including reviewing the safeguards that exist to ensure that attorneys who are accused of misconduct are afforded due process. This program also includes a detailed review of an actual case that was recently decided in California involving a real attorney, real findings of misconduct and real sanctions imposed to show how the attorney discipline system works in practice.Â
Rules covered include:Â ABA Model Rules 1.1 & 1.16; California Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 & 1.16; California Business & Professions Code Sections 6068, 6085, 6101 & 6106.
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Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Zach McGee is a Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Los Angeles, where he negotiates distribution deals for feature films and television series. Before joining Sony Pictures, Zach held senior legal positions in-house at NBCUniversal and Miramax. Zach began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He also worked as an associate at Davis Polk in New York, New York, and Menlo Park, California. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and he earned his Master's in Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Zach is also a successful entrepreneur and the founder of educational content companies within the legal field.
