​Arbitrator throws out former director's case against State Bar

A state arbitrator has dismissed a case against the State Bar brought by its former executive director.

The lawsuit by former director Joe Dunn alleged he was fired in Nov. 2014 after filing anonymous whistleblower complaints. In the suit, Dunn accused bar officials of removing cases from its backlog to appear more productive.

State Bar officials countered that Dunn's firing was the result of serious complaints against Dunn by two high-ranking bar employees - not his whistleblower complaints.…