Former high-ranking L.A. city attorney charged by State Bar over DWP billing scandal

The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against former Los Angeles city attorney’s office official Jim Clark for his alleged involvement in a Department of Water and Power scandal. Clark, a former deputy under City Atty. Mike Feuer, is accused of directing attorneys to manipulate a class-action lawsuit regarding a botched DWP billing system to benefit the city. State Bar prosecutors claim Clark orchestrated the lawsuit in a way that favored the city’s interests.

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