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Law Practice

May 19, 2012

Newport Beach lawyer faces disbarment

A Newport Beach attorney faces disbarment after accepting thousands of dollars from a client who thought the money was going to settle a civil suit, according to a stipulation filed in State Bar Court.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Newport Beach attorney faces disbarment after pleading no contest to misappropriating thousands of dollars meant to settle a client's lawsuit.


Kendall R. Paulson accepted $95,000 from a client who thought the money was going to settle a 2006 civil suit, according to a stipulation filed this week in State Bar Court in Los Angeles. Paulson also misled the trial court by telling an Orange County judg...

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