Eastman’s disbarment follows the State Bar Court of California’s review department’s 2025 affirmation of the State Bar Court of California’s hearing department’s 2024 findings, which found the attorney responsible for 10 out of 11 charges of “egregious and deceitful conduct” and recommended disbarment, according to 

(Subscription required) A longtime dependency lawyer, Judge Tracey M. Blount is adjusting to Criminal Court with discipline, humility, and a focus on fairness.

In the wake of the ruling, attorneys have been advising that conversations with chatbots like Anthropic's Claude and ‌OpenAI's ChatGPT could be demanded by prosecutors in criminal cases or by litigation adversaries in civil cases.

Div. Two of this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday that a trial judge erred in considering equitable factors in denying a party’s request for attorney fees under a Family Code provision aimed at ensuring parity in access to legal representation, declaring that the section only permits consideration of disparity in access to counsel and ability to pay.