Attorney Erin Joyce has extensive experience in State Bar investigations and disciplinary proceedings, plus over twenty five years of civil litigation practice. Erin was admitted in 1990 and practiced for nearly eight years in an intellectual property boutique before joining the Office of Chief Trial Counsel as a prosecutor for the State Bar, from 1997 through 2016. Erin has almost twenty years of experience handling all aspects of discipline cases against attorneys in State Bar Court, from the filing of the complaint through trial and review. She has personally tried dozens of State Bar trials and several appeals. Erin has a comprehensive understanding of how State Bar investigations and proceedings unfold. Moreover, she has been involved in licensing matters for other professionals, such as EMTs and paramedics. Before going into private practice, Erin served as Chief Special Investigator for the Los Angeles Fire Department, as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California, and as a lawyer for multiple private practices. Erin serves as Vice-Chair of the Small Firm and Sole Practitioner Section of the LACBA, a Study Group Chair for the LACBA Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations, and Secretary to the Association of Discipline Defense Counsel. She has widely spoken on legal ethics and State Bar procedures. Erin’s practice areas include: • State Bar Discipline • Moral Character Determination Proceedings • Reinstatements before the State Bar Court • Professional Licensing • Ethics Consultations