State Bar Court (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the State Bar Court by Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins, 2014; partner, Duane Morris LLP, 2006-14; partner, Hancock Rothert and Bunshoft 1996-06; associate, Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft LLP, 1990-96; associate, Baker & Hostetler LLP, 1989-90; associate, McCutchen Black Verleger & Shea, 1987-89; clerk, U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr., 1986-87
Law School: UCLA Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed to the State Bar Court by Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins, 2014; partner, Duane Morris LLP, 2006-14; partner, Hancock Rothert and Bunshoft 1996-06; associate, Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft LLP, 1990-96; associate, Baker & Hostetler LLP, 1989-90; associate, McCutchen Black Verleger & Shea, 1987-89; clerk, U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr., 1986-87
Law School: UCLA Law School
LOS ANGELES — The purview of Judge Yvette D. Roland’s court is somewhat narrow, some might think. Charged with determining what constitutes attorney misconduct, Roland — who has been a hearing judge on the State Bar Court since 2014 — handles cases every day of attorneys who have faltered in their profession.
But despite the specificity of her court’s jurisdiction, Roland believes her view as a judge judging attorneys gi... (continued)
