California’s only association dedicated to attorney discipline defense and State Bar advocacy.

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The Association of Discipline Defense Counsel is the bar association for lawyers who represent lawyers and others in disciplinary, admissions, and regulatory proceedings before the State Bar of California and the California Supreme Court.

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Why You Need Defense Counsel

80+

Vetted Specialized Members

California only, State Bar Specialists

2026/27 ADDC Board Members

WHO WE ARE

Our members include former State Bar discipline prosecutors, former State Bar Court judges, current and former members of the State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, and legal ethics professors. Collectively our members have hundreds of years of experience with the discipline system and the bar admission process.

Many of our members also practice in other areas of law, including legal malpractice civil litigation, legal ethics, defense of other professionals in administrative proceedings, attorney/law firm risk management, and criminal defense.

OUR MISSION

Ensure fair treatment and due process for attorneys and bar applicants in State Bar of California discipline, admissions, and regulatory proceedings;

Offer informed comment and vigorous critique on the existing and proposed policies, rules, statutes, and procedures governing the discipline system;

Educate the profession and public about the discipline system and the realities of attorney misconduct;

Enhance the quality of advocacy by defense counsel before the State Bar and State Bar Court;

Work with the State Bar, local bar associations, and others to address the root causes of attorney misconduct.

Vetted practitioners, not generalists

Any person who is a member of the State Bar of California and who regularly represents other members of the State Bar of California in discipline matters is eligible for membership in the Association of Discipline Defense Counsel.

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