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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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Caffee, Karen Ann Active 171817 Pasadena November 1994
Caiafa, Douglas Active 107747 Los Angeles May 1983
Caughey, Bryce Michael Deceased 122697 Salem June 1986
Caughey, Reginald Edgar Deceased 4740 Los Angeles August 1926
Cava, David Leonard Inactive 117203 Elk Grove January 1985
Cava, Dennis L. Deceased 55524 Pasadena June 1973
Cava, Michael Velasquez Active 217783 San Diego December 2001
Cave, Allan Charles RIHC 805740 Redlands January 2026
Cave, Carmen L. Active 317706 Rancho Santa Fe December 2017
Cave, Christopher M Active 273582 San Jose December 2010
Cave, Deborah Anne Not Eligible 198441 San Diego December 1998
Cave, Harold Allen Active 224048 Santa Cruz January 2003
Cave, James Inactive 158387 Kingston June 1992
Cave, James Webster Inactive 158387 Kingston June 1992
Cave, Matthew James Active 280704 Los Angeles December 2011
Cave, Neil Guntars Active 361524 San Francisco May 2025
Cave, Robert John Active 318147 Los Angeles December 2017
Cave, Thomas Roy Active 106995 San Jose December 1982
Coffee, Alexander S. Active 281714 Los Angeles January 2012
Coffee, Brett Blair Inactive 221064 Burke December 2002
Coffee, Douglas Waln Inactive 107074 Fairfax December 1982
Coffee, Everett Lionel Deceased 6886 San Francisco August 1926
Coffee, Mary Lynn K Active 145605 Irvine January 1990
Coffee, Paul H Deceased 33776 Ventura January 1963
Coffee, Ronnie Eli Inactive 86105 Temecula May 1979
Coffee III, Roy Clarence Inactive 163164 Dallas December 1992
Coffee, Sandra Eileen Inactive 134829 Monument June 1988
Coffee, Wendy Zhang Active 324042 San Francisco December 2018
Coffee, William Daniel Active 143653 Costa Mesa December 1989
Coffey, Barbara Jane Resigned 121388 San Francisco December 1985
Coffey, Brian John Not Eligible 184999 Boise December 1996
Coffey, Colin Jay Not Eligible 111468 Walnut Creek December 1983
Coffey, Dan Kelly Not Eligible 65478 Anchorage December 1975
Coffey, Daniel Wayne Active 132897 Bainbridge Is December 1987
Coffey, Danielle Jafari Active 235230 Arlington December 2004
Coffey, David George Not Eligible 103871 Williamsburg July 1982
Coffey, Edward I. Deceased 6457 San Francisco March 1900
Coffey, Glory D Deceased 32097 Crockett January 1962
Coffey, James E Active 276937 Sacramento June 2011
Coffey, Jenna Holthouse Active 251295 Santa Rosa December 2007
Coffey, Jeremiah Vincent Deceased 6456 San Francisco March 1902
Coffey, John Active 350626 Los Angeles October 2023
Coffey, John James Deceased 18979 Boyes Hot Springs July 1946
Coffey, John Lawrence Deceased 46611 Palm Springs June 1970
Coffey, Keating Deceased 15884 Los Angeles November 1937
Coffey, Kevin Michael Inactive 111469 Ft Lauderdale December 1983
Coffey, Lawrence Active 341743 Honolulu December 2021
Coffey, Lori Lee Not Eligible 175441 Oxnard December 1994
Coffey, Marissa Active 175537 Newport Beach December 1994
Coffey, Mark John Not Eligible 188018 Minneapolis June 1997
Coffey, Mary Alexandra Inactive 197946 December 1998
Coffey, Mary Cecelia Inactive 105554 Studio City December 1982
Coffey, Michael B. Active 302305 Willows January 2015
Coffey, Mike John Resigned 206592 Newport Beach May 2000
Coffey, Patrick Richard Active 167446 Newport Beach December 1993
Coffey, Peggy Reagan Deceased 79885 Richmond June 1978
Coffey, Rachel Lee Active 354169 San Francisco February 2024
Coffey, Ralph Deceased 5744 Oakland August 1923
Coffey, Richard J Deceased 9294 Santa Monica October 1917
Coffey, Rory Jerome Active 87267 Folsom June 1979
Coffey, Sally Ann Active 234439 Leesburg December 2004
Coffey, Samuel Raymond Active 111471 San Francisco December 1983
Coffey, Sandra Active 169896 Hanford February 1994
Coffey, Sophia Active 353415 Sherman Oaks January 2024
Coffey, Thomas Edward Inactive 68766 San Diego June 1976
Coffey III, William David Inactive 108770 Austin June 1983
Coffey, Yasmin Rukhshanda Active 253286 San Francisco December 2007
Coffey, Yasmin Saeed Active 253286 San Francisco December 2007
Cova, Allison Lynne Active 271806 Glendale December 2010
Cova, Cameron Alston Inactive 218936 March 2002
Cove, Jane Ann Inactive 100617 December 1981
Cove Jr, John Frederick Active 212213 Berkeley January 2001
Covey, Alexander Cyclone Active 335957 Alpharetta February 2021
Covey, Angeline Alise Active 191676 Novato December 1997
Covey, Brent Roger Inactive 76136 Carlsbad December 1977
Covey, Jo Amanda Inactive 114734 San Francisco December 1984
Covey, John Alan Resigned 174935 San Diego December 1994
Covey, Joy Dianne Deceased 153595 Park City June 1991
Covey, Jules J. Deceased 7383 Los Angeles March 1926
Covey, Margaret Lee Active 76137 Pls Vrds Pnsl December 1977
Covey, Maureen Lee Active 132359 Watsonville December 1987
Covey, Nancy Susan Deceased 141377 Las Vegas July 1989
Covey, Rachel Lauren Active 344334 Lake Forest June 2022
Covey, Richard D Inactive 35893 San Marino January 1965
Covey, Susan Irene Inactive 88168 Palo Alto November 1979
Covey, Sylvan Deceased 13697 Los Angeles May 1933
Covey III, Theron Spencer Active 246746 San Diego December 2006
Cuave, Brianna Charisse Active 300531 Miami December 2014
Cueva, Catherine Active 362127 San Francisco June 2025
Cueva, Christian G. Active 322330 Salt Lake City December 2018
Cueva, Jason Anthony Active 242293 Belmont June 2006
Cuff, Brian C. Inactive 60896 Santa Rosa December 1974
Cuff, Ellery Esau Deceased 8092 San Marino September 1924
Cuff, Ross McDougall Active 275093 Los Angeles January 2011
Cuff, Terence Floyd Active 76165 S Pasadena December 1977
Cuffe, Alexander Philip George Active 314475 W1B 5AD April 2017
Gafa, Lauren Samantha Active 316896 Cerritos December 2017
Gaff, Brian Michael Active 202896 Salem December 1999
Gaffey, Michael Joseph Judge 114813 Oakland December 1984
Gajiev, Zaur D. Active 307749 Santa Monica December 2015
Gauff, Karen Ackerson Judge 157514 Compton December 1991
Gaugh, Kenneth Ray Active 140695 Torrance June 1989
Goff, Alexandria Isis Active 287713 Roseville December 2012
Goff, Anita Rae Inactive 117212 Mineral Ridge December 1984
Goff, Ashley E. Active 299737 San Diego December 2014
Goff, Ava Lee Disbarred 282713 Sacramento June 2012
Goff, Barry Lynn Inactive 137240 Winter Springs December 1988
Goff, Carole Anne Active 117318 Richmond Hill January 1985
Goff, Carroll Wood Not Eligible 109132 London SE21 8JY September 1983
Goff, Charles Arthur Active 97575 Santa Maria May 1981
Goff, Charles Egan Inactive 27303 Kamuela December 1956
Goff, Clara Rose Not Eligible 173072 Roseville December 1994
Goff, Clayton Allen Inactive 234442 New York December 2004
Goff, Daniel Rogers Active 170808 Redmond June 1994
Goff, George Edward Not Eligible 61289 El Dorado Hills December 1974
Goff, Gregory William Deceased 82173 Los Angeles November 1978
Goff Jr, Henry J. Deceased 31291 Red Bluff January 1961
Goff, James Randall Inactive 37936 Laguna Niguel January 1966
Goff, John C Deceased 16838 Garden Grove December 1939
Goff, Lauren Elizabeth Active 351995 Emerald Hills November 2023
Goff, Linda Elaine Inactive 182674 North Liberty June 1996
Goff Jr, Lionel E Deceased 34991 La Cresenta January 1964
Goff, Matthew D Active 353913 San Diego December 2023
Goff, Michelle A Active 196021 Belleview June 1998
Goff, Richard Lewis Deceased 36377 Seattle January 1965
Goff, Robert Kendall Active 120559 San Diego December 1985
Goff, Roger Brian Active 134083 Beverly Hills June 1988
Goff, Ronald Wilson Resigned 70977 Sacramento December 1976
Goff, Stanley Craig Active 289564 San Francisco June 2013
Goff, Stephen Lindsay Active 114497 Palos Verdes Estates December 1984
Goff V, Thomas Jesse Active 282484 Los Angeles May 2012
Goff, V Barlow Deceased 29683 Sacramento June 1959
Goff, Va Lee Disbarred 282713 Sacramento June 2012
Goffe, Robert Randolph Resigned 63528 Washington January 1975
Gough, Aidan Richard Deceased 33832 Santa Clara January 1963
Gough, Alexis Elaine Active 278277 San Francisco December 2011
Gough, Brian Gregory Inactive 61317 Santa Barbara December 1974
Gough, Chelsea Elizabeth Active 267789 Pleasant Hill December 2009
Gough, Fredric Lance Not Eligible 148837 Vallejo December 1990
Gough, Gary Joseph Active 98523 Laguna Hills May 1981
Gough, Gayle Louise Active 154398 San Francisco December 1991
Gough, Heather Robyn Inactive 229293 December 2003
Gough, Judith Dilley Inactive 65989 Corvallis December 1975
Gough, Julie Elizabeth Active 271837 San Diego December 2010
Gough, Kerry M Inactive 39966 Oakland January 1967
Gough, Merrie Lee Inactive 146207 Olympia June 1990
Gough, Mihaela Ecaterina Active 313940 Berkeley January 2017
Gough, Paul Thomas Active 75502 Sherman Oaks October 1977
Gough, Remy Lauren Inactive 287439 Stanwood December 2012
Gough, Sarah Aitcheson Inactive 271194 November 2010
Gough, Sarah Lynn Active 247220 El Segundo December 2006
Gouveia, Michael George Active 176497 Riverside June 1995
Gov, Susan Clare Active 337574 Los Angeles June 2021
Gove, Andrew S. Active 332870 San Francisco January 2021
Gove, Steven Charles Active 277578 Los Angeles September 2011
Govea, Amanda Siobhan Nissen Active 317695 San Diego December 2017
Govea, Antonio Active 65991 Pasadena December 1975
Govea, John Inactive 98622 Oakland July 1981
Govea, Joseph A. Active 319683 Pasadena January 2018
Govea, Sonia Kathleen Judge 225441 West Covina June 2003
Govi, Alec Robert Active 313243 New York December 2016
Govi, John Francis Inactive 88483 Novato November 1979
Guffey, William Orval Deceased 132965 Chula Vista December 1987
Kaff, Jason Scott Active 193708 Bakersfield December 1997
Kaff, Svetlana L Not Eligible 220911 San Francisco December 2002
Kafi, Parsa Active 321301 Alameda June 2018
Kahf, Baraa Active 261144 Doha December 2008
Kahf, Usama Active 266443 Irvine December 2009
Kava, Norman Inactive 74615 Playa del Rey June 1977
Kave, Roger Lester Inactive 116416 Tarzana December 1984
Kaveh, Ariana Active 349359 San Francisco May 2023
Kaveh, David Active 258979 Laguna Hills December 2008
Kaveh, Mona Active 274697 Las Vegas December 2010
Kaveh, Yasaman Mahin Active 360005 West Hollywood December 2024
Keef, Janice Wing Deceased 91379 Fresno February 1980
Keefe, Brian Edward Inactive 88514 Pasadena November 1979
Keefe, Carolyn S Active 220818 Fairfield November 2002
Keefe, David Matthew Deceased 100703 Seal Beach December 1981
Keefe, Delaney Austin Not Eligible 263187 Durham June 2009
Keefe, Erich Gerard Active 226746 Berkeley December 2003
Keefe, Erin Marie Active 276156 Irvine June 2011
Keefe, Erin Welsh Active 240639 San Francisco December 2005
Keefe, Fred J Deceased 20696 Pomona September 1930
Keefe, Heidi Lyn Active 178960 Palo Alto December 1995
Keefe, J. H. Disbarred 116418 San Diego December 1984
Keefe, Kathleen Marion Disbarred 143817 Oakhurst December 1989
Keefe, Lisa S. Active 94183 Castle Rock December 1980
Keefe, Marcia Kay Active 92222 Martinez May 1980
Keefe, Margaret W. Inactive 122913 San Diego June 1986
Keefe, Ming-Chu Chen Inactive 113365 Los Angeles June 1984
Keefe, Richard Alan Resigned 88516 Bethlehem November 1979
Keefe, Richard William Deceased 68347 Murrieta April 1976
Keefe, Robert H. Deceased 44130 Fullerton June 1969
Keefe, Scott Douglas Inactive 274965 Reading December 2010
Keefe, William Arthur Inactive 48099 Denver January 1971
Keeffe, Emmet B Deceased 16425 San Francisco November 1938
Keeffe, Kristin Garcia Inactive 192680 Novato December 1997
Keeve, Natalie Jane Active 307136 Roseville December 2015
Khaefi, Alex Active 322067 Los Angeles November 2018
Khaefi, Ali Active 322067 Los Angeles November 2018
Khajavi, Dara M Active 264092 Newport Beach July 2009
Khajavi, Maryam Z. Active 296848 Portland June 2014
Khauv, Tiffany Active 314682 Santa Clara May 2017
Kieve, Loren Active 56280 San Francisco July 1973
Kivo, Robert Jonathan Active 74643 Bell Canyon June 1977
Kivo, Steven A. Not Eligible 68350 Camarillo April 1976
Koff, David Brian Not Eligible 117952 Denver June 1985
Koffey, Quentin George Not Eligible 269447 Villanova May 2010
Kove, Jerry D. Deceased 50930 Woodland Hills January 1972
Kove, Joseph Fred Active 43480 Brentwood January 1969

 

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