State Bar admits the February 3 and February 20 submissions were received, misclassified, and not added to the file

• Apr 21, 2026

  The Bar acknowledged in writing that the February 3 and February 20 submissions had been received but were misclassified and not added to the grievance file before the April 10 dismissal. The email stated: "As a result of this misclassification, your submissions were not added to the grievance file at that time." The day before the admission, the complainant had asked General Counsel Russell D. Willard and grievance counsel for supervisory review of the April 10 dismissal.

  Leigh Burgess, Assistant General Counsel

  April 21 misclassification admission email from Leigh Burgess▸ Primary document linked

  Why it matters: This is the central written admission that the April 10 dismissal rested on an incomplete file.

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