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          • 2026 Public Comment
            • Proposed New and Revised Rules Related to Qualified Support Center Grant Requirements
            • Proposed New Rule 1.26 of the State Bar Rules Relating to the Discretion of the Executive Director or Their Designee to Waive Certain Fees and Extend Specified Deadlines
            • Proposed Modifications to Rules Related to Lawyer Referral Services
            • Proposals to Implement an Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification Program
            • Proposed New Rule 2.3 of the State Bar Rules Regarding the Civility Oath (Reissued)
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Court and the State Bar Rules Regarding the Procedure Upon Suspension for Nonpayment (Reissued)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 21-0003 (Ethics of In-House Counsel)
            • Proposed New and Revised Rules Related to Grants Administration
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            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Court and the State Bar Rules Regarding the Procedure Upon Suspension for Nonpayment
          • 2025 Public Comment
            • Proposed Amendments to Client Trust Account Protection Program Rules
            • Proposed Amendments to Rule 2.45 Regarding Voluntary Resignation
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules of Professional Conduct 8.2 and 8.4
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 19-0004 (Client File Release and Retention Duties)
            • Proposed New and Revised Rules Related to Grants Administration
            • California Supreme Court Proposes Amendments to Rules Governing the Bar Exam and Other Admissions Matters
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules of Procedure Related to Probation
            • Proposed Amended Rule of Professional Conduct 7.3
            • Proposed Program to Allow Waivers of Filing Fees and Waivers of Transcript Costs in State Bar Court
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules on Governance, Fees, and Procedures
            • Proposed Changes to the Rules of Procedure Regarding the Alternative Discipline Program
            • Proposed Scope of Client Trust Account Protection Program Compliance Review Procedures
            • Proposed Rule Revisions Regarding the Practical Training of Law Students
            • Proposed Standards for Certification and Recertification in Privacy Law
            • Proposed Amended Rules of Professional Conduct 8.2 and 8.4 (Reissued)
            • Proposed New Rule 2.3 of the State Bar Rules Regarding the Civility Oath
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0001 (Lawyer as Expert Witness)
            • Proposed Revisions to Rules Pertaining to the Law Office Study Program
            • Proposed Amended Rules of Professional Conduct 8.2 and 8.4
            • Proposed Amendment to Rules of Court Governing Stipulations and New Rule of Court Related to Professional Responsibility Examination
            • Proposed New State Bar Policy Regarding the Removal of Criminal Conviction Transmittal Notation from the Attorney Profile Page
            • Proposed Revised Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0003 (Flat Fees and Termination)
          • 2012 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 11-0002 (Deceitful Conduct)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 09-0001B (Duty of Confidentiality and Seeking Legal Advice)
          • 2013 Public Comment
          • 2010 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 08-0002 (Confidentiality and Technology) Reissued
          • 2011 Public Comment
          • 2014 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 12-0007 (Puffing in Negotiations)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 11-0003 (Dissolving Firm and Moving to New Firm)
            • Proposed Revisions to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California Title 5, Discipline
          • 2015 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 12-0006 (Attorney Blogging)
          • 2016 Public Comment
          • 2019 Public Comment
            • Proposed Changes to the Responsibilities of the California Board of Legal Specialization (CBLS)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 12-0003 (Attorney Directory and Rating Websites)
            • Options for Regulatory Reforms to Promote Access to Justice
            • Proposed New and Amended Rules of Procedure of the State Bar Regarding Vexatious Complainants
            • Proposed Revised Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0004 (Witness Perjury)
            • Amendment to Rule of Procedure 2201 (Appointment and Authority)
            • Proposal to Eliminate the Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration
            • Proposed Rule Changes Addressing Public Licensee Information and Required Reporting
            • Proposed Amended California Rules of Professional Conduct Regarding File Release and Retention Duties
            • Proposed Changes to State Bar Rules to Revise the Role of the Committee of Bar Examiners for the Purpose of improving Governance and Service Delivery
            • Proposed State Bar Rule of Procedure Setting Forth Guidelines for the Imposition and Collection of Monetary Sanctions
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 13-0003 (Ethical Obligations When Departing Firm)
            • Proposed Changes to State Bar of California Model Rules of Procedure Rule 38.1 and State Bar Rule 3.536(E), Regarding Arbitrator Compensation
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 12-0003 (Attorney Directory and Rating Websites)
          • 2024 Public Comment
            • State Bar Policy on Law School Name Changes
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules Governing Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE)
            • Proposed Amended Conflict of Interest Code for Designated State Bar Employees
            • Proposed State Bar Rules and Rule Amendments Related to Grants Administration
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules Regarding Pro Bono Practice Program
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure Relating to Early Neutral Evaluation Conferences
            • Proposed Amendment to State Bar Rule Regarding Schedule of Fees and Deadlines (Rule 1.22)
            • Clarifying and Corrective Amendments to Multiple State Bar Rules
            • Proposed Amendments to Rule of Procedure Governing Probation
            • Proposed Arbitration Advisory Interim No. 2022-0XA (Standard of Review in Fee Disputes Where There Is a Written Fee Agreement)
            • Proposed Amendments to Attorney Sanction Standards: Effect of Prior Discipline
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules Relating to Pro Bono Practice Program
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0003 (Flat Fees and Termination)
            • Proposed Revised Formal Opinion No. 2021-206 (Colleague Impairment)
            • Proposed Arbitration Advisory Interim No. 2022-0XB (Determination of a “Reasonable” Fee)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0005 (Conversion Clauses in Contingent Fee Agreements)
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules of Procedure of the State Bar Regarding Remote Appearances in State Bar Court Proceedings
            • Proposed New Rule of Procedure Regarding Vexatious Litigants in State Bar Court
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules Relating to Attorney Reporting and the Timing of the Annual Renewal Cycle
            • Proposed New Rule 9.33 of the Rules of Court Regarding the Expungement of Nondisbarment Discipline
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules of the State Bar Regarding the Lawyer Assistance Program
            • Proposed Amendments to California Rules of Court, Rule 9.23
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0002 (Succession Planning)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 21-0003 (Ethics of In-House Counsel)
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules of Procedure 5.28 (Computing Time) and 5.127 (Public and Private Reprovals)
            • Proposed State Bar Rule to Implement Offer and Compromise Program
            • Proposed New State Bar Policy Regarding the Removal of Nondisbarment Discipline, Administrative Suspensions, and Inactive Enrollments
            • Proposed Amendments to Rule 2.31 Relating to the Deadline for Submission of the Transfer to Inactive Status Form and the Effective Date of the Transfer
          • 2022 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0005 (Conversion Clauses in Contingency Fee Agreements)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 19-0004 (Client File Release and Retention Duties)
            • Elimination of Time Limit on the Validity of a Passing Bar Examination Score
            • Proposed New Case Processing Standards
            • Proposed Amendments to Rule 3.513 (Electronic Submissions in Mandatory Fee Arbitration)
            • Proposed Amendment to Rule 2.11 (Due date and form of payment, licensee fees)
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rule 7.40 (Assignment of Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commissioners)
            • Proposed New Rule of Court and Amended Rules of Professional Conduct for the Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP)
            • California Paraprofessional Program Recommendations
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0004 (Ethical Obligations When Working Remotely)
            • Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System Recommendations
              • Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System Roster
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar, Provisional Licensure Program
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar, Remote Court Proceedings
            • Proposed Amendment to Rule of Procedure 5.80 (Motion for Entry of Default)
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar, Rule 5.127 (Public and Private Reprovals) and Rule 5.155 (Actions by Review Department)
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules of Procedure 5.65 (Discovery Procedures), 5.337 (Expedited Proceeding; Limited Discovery), and 5.345 (Hearing Department Procedures)
            • Proposed Amendments to Rule of Procedure 5.21 (Limitations Period)
            • Proposed New State Bar Rule, Amended Rule of Professional Conduct, and Amended New Rule of Court for the Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP)
          • 2017 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 12-0003 (Attorney Directory and Rating Websites) (September 2017)
            • 2017 Standard Setting Study and Related Options
          • 2021 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 17-0003 (Considers Duty to Prospective Client)
            • Proposed Revised Rules for Accredited Law Schools
            • Proposed Arbitration Advisory Interim No. 2020-0XB (Handling Disputes Regarding Costs and Expenses)
            • Proposed Rule 3.453 Governing Client Security Fund Payment Plans for Nondisbarred and Nonresigned Licensees
            • Proposed Revisions to State Bar Rule 3.662 Regarding Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Term of Appointments
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 19-0003 (Improper Contract Provisions)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 13-0002 (Client with Diminished Capacity)
            • Amendment to Rule of Procedure 2201 (Appointment and Authority)
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules 3.440, 3.445 (Client Security Fund- Electronic Service and Electronic Signatures)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 19-0003
            • Proposed Amendment to Rule of Procedure 2201 (Appointment and Authority)
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rule 7.61 Regarding Voting Procedures of the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0004 (Ethical Obligations When Working Remotely)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 19-0004 (Client File Release and Retention Duties)
            • Proposed Amendments to 4.160(D)(6), Minimum, Cumulative Five-Year Bar Passage Rate (MPR)
            • Proposed Amendments to Rule 9.23 of the California Rules of Court
            • Proposed Technical Amendment to Rule 2.53 Governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Requirements for New Licensees
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 17-0003 [Duty to Prospective Client]
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0001 (Colleague Impairment)
            • Proposed Revised State Bar Rule 4.90 Regarding Testing Accommodations
          • 2023 Public Comment
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the State Bar Pertaining to Testing Accommodations
            • Proposed Amendments to Title 4 of the Rules of the State Bar Pertaining to Moral Character
            • Proposed Rule Revisions Regarding the Practical Training of Law Students (PTLS) Program
            • Proposed New Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 (Reporting Professional Misconduct)
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules Related to Grants Administration
            • Proposed Amendment Requiring Attorneys to Complete Annual Civility Pledge
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct Addressing Incivility
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
            • Report from the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the California Bar Exam
            • Proposed New Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3
            • Admissions Fee Increase Proposal
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
            • Revised Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct Addressing Incivility
            • Revised Proposed Amendment Requiring Attorneys to Complete Annual Civility Pledge and New State Bar Rule for Implementation
            • Revised Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the State Bar Pertaining to Testing Accommodations
            • Proposed Changes to the Administration of the California Bar Exam
            • Revised Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules Related to Grants Administration
            • Proposal for a Portfolio Bar Examination
            • Proposed New Rule of Court 9.8.1
            • Fees Charged to California Accredited Law Schools: Modified Proposal
            • Update to Rules of Court Re: Fees for Pro Hac Vice and Out-of-State Attorney Arbitration Counsel
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0001 (Lawyer as Expert Witness)
            • Proposed Amendments to California Rules of Court 9.11 and 9.90
            • Proposed Amended Conflict of Interest Code for the Board of Trustees
            • Revised Amendments to Testing Accommodations Rules
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Mandatory Fee Arbitration (MFA)
            • Proposed Amendments to the California Rules of Court and Title 2 of the State Bar Rules Regarding the Rights and Responsibilities of Licensees
            • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the State Bar Regarding Moral Character for Out-of-State Attorney Applicants and Examinations (Rules 4.41 and 4.62)
            • Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules 7.52 (Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation In-Person Candidate Interviews) and 7.60 (Meeting Requirements)
            • Proposed Revisions to Rules Pertaining to the Law Office Study Program
          • 2020 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0002 (Alternative Litigation Funding)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 16-0002 (Data Breaches)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 17-0001 (Advising a Cannabis Business)
            • Provisional Licensure with a Pathway to Full Licensure
            • Amendment to Rules of Procedure Governing Fee Arbitration Award Enforcement Proceedings
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0001 (Colleague Impairment)
            • Amendment to Lawyer Referral Service Proposed Rules of Procedure
            • Proposed Arbitration Advisory Interim No. 2020-0XA (Awards of Interest under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program)
            • New Provisional Licensure Rule, Rule of Court XX
            • Proposed New and Amended State Bar Rules of Procedure, Rule 5.137
            • Proposed Amendments to Rules and Proposed New Rules Regarding Electronic Service and Electronic Signatures
            • Proposed Amended California Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4 [Financial and Similar Arrangements with Nonlawyers]
            • Proposed Amendments to Rule of Procedure Regarding Electronic Trial Exhibits
            • Proposed Amendment to Client Security Fund Rules
            • Proposed Changes to Elimination of Bias MCLE Rules
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0002 (Alternative Litigation Funding)
            • Proposed Rules of Procedure Governing the Review Process for Certification, Revocation, and Suspension Decisions Regarding Lawyer Referral Services
            • Proposed Amended California Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence)
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 16-0002 (Data Breaches)
            • Proposed Changes to State Bar Rules Regarding Electronic Service of Process and Videoconference Appearances
          • 2018 Public Comment
            • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0003 (Settling Before Withdrawal)
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0003 (Flat Fees and Termination)
        • Proposed Amendments to California Rule of Court, Rules 9.6 and 9.31 and State Bar Rules 2.32 and 2.50
        • Proposed amendments to Rule 1.7 (Conflicts of Interests: Current Clients) of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California
        • Proposed amendments to the State Bar rules regarding law corporations
        • Proposed Amendments to Guideline 6.9 of the Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules
        • Proposed Adjustments to Law School Fees
        • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct
        • Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct (August 2017)
        • Proposed Amendments to Law School Regulation Rules
        • 2017 Content Validation Study on the California Bar Examination
        • Proposed Amendments to Admissions Rules re Qualification of Out-of-State Attorney Applicants to File Moral Character Determination Applications
        • Proposed Amendments to the Law School Regulation Statutes and Rules re Mandatory Accreditation of Law Schools
        • Proposed Amendments to Standards 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.13, 2.15, and 2.21 of the Standards for Attorney Sanctions for Professional Misconduct
        • Proposed changes to MCLE Rule 2.54
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 10-0001 (Social Networking)
        • Proposed modification to the Rule 31 of the State Bar Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitrations re: subpoenas
        • Proposed Modification to Rule 30.0 (“Subpoenas”), State Bar of California Model Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitrations
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 09-0001B (Duty of Confidentiality and Seeking Legal Advice)
        • Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 09-0001A (State Bar Complaint Threats)
        • Proposed Further Amendments to Rule 5.30, subdivisions (A) and (C), Rules of Procedure of the State Bar-Release for Additional Public Comment
        • Proposals For Sequence Of Elections Under Revised State Bar Districts Effective January 1, 2012
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 09­0001A (State Bar Complaint Threats)
        • Proposed changes to MCLE Rule 2.54
        • Proposed amendments to Rules 5.30 and 2409, Rules of Procedure of the State Bar
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 08 0003 (Serving Subpoenas on Existing Clients of a Law Firm) – 90-day Public Comment Circulation
        • Proposed Revisions to State Bar Rules Title 6, Division 2, Chapters 1 and 2 regarding State Bar Open Meeting Rules
        • Proposed Online Posting of Consumer Alert re Attorneys Charged with Significant Loan Modification Misconduct and Petition filed under Business & Professions Code section 6007(c) involving Loan Modific
        • Provision of Core Curriculum of 25 hours of Free Online MCLE in Legal Ethics
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 10 0002 (Communications with Opposing Counsel’s Implied Consent Under the “No Contact” Rule) – 90-day Public Comment Circulation
        • Proposed Online Posting of Major Misappropriation Consumer Alert and Petition
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 06-004 (Confidential Information and Unsolicited E-Mail Correspondence) -- Additional 60-day public comment circulation
        • Proposed administrative amendments to the Admissions Rules
        • Proposed Expungement of MCLE Inactive Enrollment - Rule of Court 9.6
        • Amendments to Rule 2.16 of the State Bar Rules, regarding Fee Waivers
        • Proposed Amendments to Rule 9.21 of the California Rules of Court, Resignation of State Bar Members with Disciplinary Charges Pending
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 08 0001 (Gifts from Clients) – Additional 45-day Public Comment Circulation
        • Proposed New Rule 6.62 re Location of State Bar Board-Appointed Committee Meetings, Release for Public Comment
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 08-0002
        • Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees (2010) - 30-Day Public Comment
        • State Bar Rule 6.9 - California Young Lawyer Governor, Proposed Amendment
        • Proposed amendments to Division 8, Library Requirements contained in the Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules
        • Proposed amendments to Division 8, Library Requirements
        • Proposed Amendments to Standards for Certification in Immigration and Nationality Law.
        • Proposed revision of Rule 9.30, Rules of Court re Unaccredited Law Schools
        • Proposed revisions to the Lawyer Referral Service Rules
        • Proposed amendments to the State Bar Rules by the JNE Process Review Committee
        • Proposed revisions to State Bar Sample Fee Agreement forms
        • Seven proposed new or amended Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California developed by the State Bar’s Special Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
        • Proposed Law Corporation Rules
        • Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 06‑0004 (Confidential Information and Unsolicited E-Mail Correspondence)
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Bacal, Dan Active 91486 El Cajon February 1980
Bacal, Katherine Anne Judge 157002 San Diego December 1991
Bacalao, Luis Armando Active 287069 Menlo Park December 2012
Bacalao, Mary Kathleen Active 286996 San Francisco December 2012
Bacalao, Mary Kate Active 286996 San Francisco December 2012
Bacall, Michael Active 131735 San Diego December 1987
Bachli, Ronald W Inactive 53092 Hillsborough December 1972
Bacle, Kelli Inez Inactive 86788 Louisville May 1979
Baculi, Lilli B. Active 287657 San Diego December 2012
Baculi, Lilli Angelique B. Active 287657 San Diego December 2012
Baechli, Mejkan Shawn Active 222622 Vista December 2002
Bagal, Ujwala Ravindra Active 243508 Leesburg June 2006
Baggaley, James H Deceased 29411 Pacific Palisades January 1959
Bagla, Kelly Active 234357 Carlsbad December 2004
Bagla, Kulvinder Kelly Active 234357 Carlsbad December 2004
Bagley, Adam Christopher Active 259039 Sacramento December 2008
Bagley, Adele Rose Inactive 268176 Miami December 2009
Bagley, Anne Bement Inactive 122998 Glendale June 1986
Bagley, Anne Kathleen Active 265513 Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 December 2009
Bagley, Charles Leland Deceased 3894 Los Angeles July 1909
Bagley, Constance Elizabeth Inactive 83311 Woodbridge November 1978
Bagley, Darlene Ann Active 284025 San Francisco July 2012
Bagley II, David Worth Inactive 86790 San Diego May 1979
Bagley, Hilary Gertrude Active 142909 Sacramento December 1989
Bagley, Kenneth Anthony Inactive 60300 Poway July 1974
Bagley, Kevin Miles Active 70052 San Diego December 1976
Bagley, Kyle Lauren Active 261417 Torrance December 2008
Bagley, Linda Ann Active 162449 Key West December 1992
Bagley, Marcus Alan Active 205497 Costa Mesa December 1999
Bagley, Nicole Suzanne Active 236191 Olympic Vly May 2005
Bagley, Philip H Deceased 15748 San Jose May 1937
Bagley, Philip Joseph Active 273231 Ventura December 2010
Bagley, Ralph Frederick Deceased 542 Glendale September 1924
Bagley Jr, Ralph Frederick Deceased 30024 Paradise January 1960
Bagley, Shana Angela Active 169423 Napa December 1993
Bagley, William Thompson Deceased 23929 San Francisco February 1953
Bagula, Mark Scott Active 171141 San Diego June 1994
Bagwell, Sarah Joanna Active 268874 Stanford January 2010
Bakal, Judy Ann Active 52143 Sherman Oaks May 1972
Bakal, Ronald Gregory Deceased 47413 Palm Desert January 1971
Bakali, Faizan Hanif Active 257584 City Industry November 2008
Bakali, Firasat Tar Active 262400 City Industry February 2009
Bakaly Jr, Charles G Inactive 23669 Pasadena January 1953
Bakaly III, Charles George Inactive 96295 Mandeville December 1980
Bakaly IV, Charles George Active 317216 Los Angeles December 2017
Bakaly, Nadine Ashley Active 322529 Sebastopol December 2018
Bakewell, Aline Moret Active 110884 Bradbury December 1983
Bakewell, Denise Lynne Inactive 208660 Norman November 2000
Bakewell, Eric James Active 241529 Los Angeles January 2006
Bakewell, Melissa Addison Inactive 228715 Los Angeles December 2003
Bakewell, Thomas Vail Deceased 9908 San Francisco May 1898
Bakley, Whitney E Active 186727 Granada Hills December 1996
Baquial, Brooke Leah Active 302994 San Diego May 2015
Baukol, Marcus Morten Inactive 183162 Westminster June 1996
Baukol, Matthew David Not Eligible 222290 Broomfield December 2002
Beagle, Ashley Brodersen Active 279710 West Hollywood December 2011
Beckel, Carl Lee Resigned 90724 Ventura November 1979
Beckel, Mark Scott Active 91272 Brea November 1979
Beckley, Dustin Clark Inactive 238692 Plano December 2005
Beckley, John King Active 140440 Costa Mesa June 1989
Beckley, Julia Martinescu Active 247493 Houston December 2006
Beckley, Kristine Annette Active 224854 Sacramento June 2003
Beckley, Kyle Ryan Active 245729 Katy December 2006
Beckley, Maureen Nicole Active 316754 Seattle December 2017
Beckley, Sean Spencer Active 260003 Woodland December 2008
Beckley, William Bruce Deceased 16796 Las Vegas December 1939
Beglau, Suzann Ruth Inactive 75804 San Jose December 1977
Begle, Zachary C. Active 299829 Los Angeles December 2014
Begley, Brendan J Active 202563 Sacramento October 1999
Begley, Brent Inactive 74002 Reno June 1977
Begley, Dana Lynn Active 270392 San Diego June 2010
Begley, Hannah Mae Active 334475 San Jose January 2021
Begley, Helen Michelle Active 351232 New York November 2023
Begley, James Deceased 8115 San Francisco October 1924
Begley, John Charles Inactive 40666 Bolinas December 1967
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Bekele, Abby Workabeba Active 299885 Lemon Grove December 2014
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Bickel, Angela Marie Inactive 220065 Princeton June 2002
Bickel, Anne Elizabeth Inactive 201769 June 1999
Bickel, Arthur S. Inactive 97174 Ramat Beth Shemesh 99000 November 1980
Bickel, Beverly Jean Active 182600 Long Beach June 1996
Bickel, Branden English Inactive 50125 Piedmont January 1972
Bickel, Brian Joseph Active 205646 San Diego December 1999
Bickel, Bruce Douglas Active 78988 Fresno December 1977
Bickel, Harold Sampson Not Eligible 130874 West Sacramento December 1987
Bickel, John Harold Inactive 31196 San Francisco January 1961
Bickel, Luke Janson Active 341210 San Diego December 2021
Bickel, Lurline Sampson Not Eligible 29032 San Francisco January 1959
Bickel, Maria L.Tamman Inactive 47472 Mill Valley January 1971
Bickel, Melissa Deb Active 209914 Sacramento December 2000
Bickel, Peter Evenden Inactive 145343 Wynnewood December 1989
Bickel, Riva Pearl Wenig Deceased 97175 Ramat Beth Shemesh 99000 November 1980
Bickel, Steven Barry Inactive 75837 Laguna Niguel December 1977
Bickley, Donald Courtney Deceased 60581 Palm Desert December 1974
Bickley, Jennifer Lynn Active 158631 San Diego June 1992
Bickley, Joseph Malte Deceased 171766 Tucson October 1994
Bickley, Lee Saara Judge 275381 Sacramento February 2011
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Bigley, Anne Louise Active 197911 Sherman Oaks December 1998
Bigley, Lynne Patrice Inactive 136777 December 1988
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Bigley, Sean F. Active 300851 Los Angeles December 2014
Bigley, Sean Michael Active 291510 Los Alamitos December 2013
Boekel, William A. Deceased 4527 San Francisco August 1921
Bogale, Zelalem T. Inactive 288366 Reno December 2012
Bogle III, Aubrey White Deceased 93540 Albuquerque December 1980
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Bogle, Shannon Colleen Inactive 185237 Newport Beach December 1996
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Buccola, Teri Ann Active 158763 Beverly Hills June 1992
Buckle, Denis Peter Active 265766 Los Angeles December 2009
Buckle, Edward T. Deceased 101600 Ventura December 1981
Buckley, Aaron Alan Active 202081 San Diego June 1999
Buckley, Austin Howard Deceased 13653 San Jacinto March 1933
Buckley, Barbara Noel Inactive 156931 Gig Harbor December 1991
Buckley, Brian Cannon Inactive 168608 December 1993
Buckley, Brian John Active 235671 San Luis Obispo February 2005
Buckley, Brian Langford Disbarred 116705 Los Angeles December 1984
Buckley, Charles A. Deceased 9173 Los Angeles September 1927
Buckley, Christian Checkley Active 216998 San Diego December 2001
Buckley, Christina Leann Inactive 306563 Irvine December 2015
Buckley, Christina V Active 155309 Los Angeles December 1991
Buckley, Christine Marie Active 136932 Dana Point December 1988
Buckley Jr, Christopher A. Deceased 126 Pebble Beach May 1916
Buckley, Christopher Shane Active 232413 San Francisco December 2004
Buckley, Daniel Joseph Active 93583 Los Angeles December 1980
Buckley, David Lane Inactive 130316 Arlington December 1987
Buckley, Dennis James Inactive 60699 San Francisco December 1974
Buckley, Dennis Lacy Inactive 56640 Hana Maui December 1973
Buckley, Donald James Deceased 84540 San Francisco November 1978
Buckley, Edmund Dewar Deceased 13278 Grass Valley November 1932
Buckley, Elizabeth Jean Inactive 118080 Oakland June 1985
Buckley, Elysia Rae Inactive 330173 Boston December 2019
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Buckley, Francis P. Deceased 9318 San Diego August 1915
Buckley, Heather Sutton Active 237336 San Luis Obispo June 2005
Buckley, Heekyung Esther Active 198792 Newbury Park December 1998
Buckley, Helen Ann Deceased 25838 Palm Springs January 1955
Buckley, Homer W. Deceased 1779 Oakland September 1926
Buckley, James Francis Deceased 73977 Los Angeles June 1977
Buckley, James Riley Active 126041 Azusa December 1986
Buckley, Jazmine Active 341516 Los Angeles December 2021
Buckley, Jeanne Martin Inactive 87995 Altadena November 1979
Buckley, Jill Asher Inactive 135691 Arroyo Grande October 1988
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Buckley, Joseph Lloyd Active 320707 Redlands June 2018
Buckley, Karley Therese Active 322052 Houston November 2018
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Buckley, Kathleen Ann Inactive 141597 Coral Gables August 1989
Buckley, L. J. Active 70308 Pebble Beach December 1976
Buckley, Landen Kale Active 292362 Redmond December 2013
Buckley, Larry Spencer Active 183916 Chico December 1996
Buckley, Laura L Active 245224 Solana Beach December 2006
Buckley, Lawrence Resigned 37827 Fullerton January 1966
Buckley, Lawrence J Active 70308 Pebble Beach December 1976
Buckley, Lawrence J. Active 70308 Pebble Beach December 1976
Buckley, Lorenzo Slater Deceased 10551 Walnut Creek October 1928
Buckley, Margaret Anne Active 234839 San Rafael December 2004
Buckley, Margaret Hendrick Active 144444 Carlsbad December 1989
Buckley, Margaret McAuliffe Deceased 70309 Roseville December 1976
Buckley, Marguerite M. Resigned 33312 Torrance January 1963
Buckley, Meeghan Leahy Active 241161 San Rafael December 2005
Buckley, Michael Brian Deceased 298510 St Petersburg October 2014
Buckley, Michael Edward Active 68723 Las Vegas June 1976
Buckley, Mike Clifford Inactive 44919 Oakland January 1970
Buckley, Molly Danielle Active 356126 Oakland September 2024
Buckley, Patricia Kathleen Active 130312 Novato December 1987
Buckley, Paul A Active 145295 San Diego December 1989
Buckley, Peter Kinzie Not Eligible 58743 Mill Valley January 1974
Buckley Jr., Richard Dennis Active 190431 Los Angeles December 1997
Buckley, Richard Edmond Not Eligible 160075 Seattle December 1992
Buckley, Richard S. Deceased 16348 Los Angeles November 1938
Buckley, Robert Inactive 89498 Livermore November 1979
Buckley, Robert Charles Inactive 60700 San Anselmo December 1974
Buckley, Robert Wilbur Not Eligible 120478 La Jolla December 1985
Buckley, Ronald Edward Deceased 49307 Las Vegas June 1971
Buckley, Ryan Arthur Active 230878 Sacramento June 2004
Buckley, Shaila Djurovich Active 224249 Boise January 2003
Buckley, Shirley LaDean Not Eligible 79831 Huntington Beach June 1978
Buckley, Stafford P. Deceased 13937 Alamo November 1933
Buckley, Stephanie Christine Active 205381 Westlake Village December 1999
Buckley, Stephen Guy Not Eligible 153267 Mesa June 1991
Buckley, Stephen Stoddard Inactive 96331 San Clemente December 1980
Buckley, Stuart Deceased 102180 San Francisco December 1981
Buckley, Theodore Allen Inactive 68724 Long Beach June 1976
Buckley, Theresa Ann Active 259701 San Francisco December 2008
Buckley, Thomas Anthony Active 131811 Encinitas December 1987
Buckley, Thomas James Deceased 15878 Oakland November 1937
Buckley, Thomas More Not Eligible 148523 Raleigh December 1990
Buckley, Timothy Steven Inactive 56641 Folsom December 1973
Buckley, Tristram Thomas Active 187754 Beverly Hills March 1997
Bucklo, Elaine Edwards Not Eligible 56642 Chicago December 1973
Bucklo, Michael Paul Not Eligible 56264 Sanibel July 1973
Buckly, Ronald William Inactive 84995 Santa Monica December 1978
Buckwell, William Jim Patrick RIHC 805543 San Francisco February 2025
Bugalla, Marsha Volk Inactive 233119 Indianapolis December 2004
Pacal, Cynthia Anne Active 231206 San Diego June 2004
Pachl, James P Inactive 46318 Fair Oaks January 1970
Packel, Amanda Kaye Active 218282 Menlo Park December 2001
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Packel, Robin Ann Active 168691 Oakland December 1993
Pagala, Gina L. Active 324184 Oakland December 2018
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Pakula, Olivia Active 346806 Beverly Hills November 2022
Pakula, Philip Donald Inactive 27960 Jacksonville June 1957
Pakula, Rina Joy Deceased 162550 Beverly Hills December 1992
Paykel, Neela Agarwalla Active 219460 Orinda June 2002
Pekala, Robyn Haas Active 129865 Corvallis December 1987
Piccola, Amie S. Active 210452 Atlanta December 2000
Piccola, Sean Michael Inactive 232487 Atlanta December 2004
Piccola, Stephen Active 68481 Calabasas May 1976
Piccolo Jr, Francis A. Inactive 106926 Los Angeles December 1982
Piccolo, Jenna Inactive 181481 Tarzana December 1995
Pickell, James Bradford Active 174140 Newport Beach December 1994
Pickell, Robert John Inactive 40405 Newport Beach June 1967
Pickle, Jenifer Active 341004 Los Angeles December 2021
Pickwell, Timothy Andrew Active 136179 Del Mar December 1988
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