California Attorney Faces New Charges Over Alleged Deceptive Practices in Prisoner Commutation Cases

Los Angeles, CA — Aaron Spolin, a Princeton-educated lawyer and former consultant at McKinsey, has recently faced a second wave of charges from the State Bar of California. Last week, the organization, which regulates the state’s legal professionals, supplemented its initial disciplinary accusations from August against Spolin and his Los Angeles-based law firm. The latest 18 counts include allegations of deceptive marketing practices that preyed on the vulnerabilities of incarcerated individuals and their families. According to the charges, Spolin extensively used misleading statements to secure clients, many of whom were inmates seeking early release under … Read more