Business ethics

I offer this treatise as a response to a phenomenon in our current society that affects all of us more than we think. Everyone wants excellent service, right? One of the many plights of the human condition is a desire to receive more than we give but it amazes me that many workers aren’t willing to contend against this mentality. Entitlement, slothfulness, and selfishness have become the hallmarks of many workers (Thank you Labor Unions and wimpy employers). We have become a nation of...Read Full Story

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, was the brainchild of Ruthe Ashley – the former Vice-President of the State Bar of California who was employed as a Diversity Officer at CalPERS. In its brief existence from January 2008 to July 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million from various utility companies (AT&T;, PG&E;, Verizon, Sempra.) In addition, CaliforniaALL obtained a sub rosa contribution of $769,247 from the State Bar of California Foundation (dba California Bar...Read Full Story

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield. CaliforniaALL's alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the "pipelines" that feed into...Read Full Story

An ethics complaint alleging multiple acts of misconduct has been filed with the State Bar of California against attorneys from the firms of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Girardi & Keese. Knowledgeable sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, maintain the complaint alleges that ethical breaches took place as a result of Skadden Arps' representation of Girardi & Keese in the matter of In Re Girardi because, at the same time, Girardi & Keese and Skadden Arps were on opposing...Read Full Story

I. INTRODUCTION "CaliforniaALL", a charity which was allegedly created to serve as a conduit by collecting money from various entities to be used in investing in other entities in order to promote "Diversity" in California, is under heavy scrutiny -- the Leslie Brodie Report has learned. Ms. Ruth Ashley, a former member of the State bar of California Board of Governors, arranged with others the subrosa transfer of $769,247.00 from the State Bar to a chritable entity -- CaliforniaALL...Read Full Story

CaliforniaALL, Gilles Attia, I. INTRODUCTION "CaliforniaALL", a charity which was allegedly created to serve as aconduit by collecting money from various entities to be used ininvesting in other entities in order to promote "Diversity" inCalifornia, is under heavy scrutiny -- the Leslie Brodie Report haslearned.Ms. Ruth Ashley, a former member of the State bar of California Boardof Governors, arranged with others the subrosatransfer of $769,247.00 from the State Bar to a chritable entity...Read Full Story

Ms. Beth Judith Jay – who in addition to serving as Ronald George's principal attorney also served as a formal and informal liaison between Ronald George and the State Bar of California – is the subject of multiple legal proceedings in California relating to her undisclosed meetings with State Bar of California judges and prosecutors. Beth Jay -- AKA as the "Winston Wolf" of the California Supreme Court – http://tinyurl.com/bethjaythefixer -- served as the principal attorney in the chambers...Read Full Story

In the Corporate Program for Business and Ethics Responsibility, The 10®, the Cornerstone Institute of Ethics educates readers about ethical theory and how to apply it to specific problems in today’s business world. The 10® Business Principles are written to satisfy critical needs for morals, values, ethics and integrity in the workplace. Becoming a student of The 10® will assist you in making crucial decisions at critical moments, proper communication techniques, leadership skills, goal...Read Full Story

An interesting article was posted on CNN recently that discussed dramatic increases in Higher Education.  Two things seemed a bit strange to me: (1) the Federal Government was investigating the tuition increases at the same time they were cutting funding to Higher Education; and (2) featured in the middle of the article was an “out of place” video report on what used to be called “Trump University”. The video and it’s content caught my eye.  Here’s the video for you to review.  Then let’s...Read Full Story

In the midst of a public relations crisis arising from the mistreatment of the Sara Granda by the State Bar of California, an article was published in the California Bar Journal. The article was published on July 27, 2009, and was written by Diane Curtis. As the reader will soon observe, this article is imbued with inaccurate information and is otherwise dishonest. Soon after U.S. District Court Judge Morrison England dismissed the federal complaint filed by Granda against the State Bar, a...Read Full Story