California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 23, 2011
Embezzling Lawyer Loses Appeal
A lawyer convicted of embezzling from clients cannot use payments to his victims from the State Bar Client Security Fund to reduce what he owes them in court-ordered restitution, an appellate court ruled Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A lawyer convicted of embezzling from clients cannot use payments to his victims from the State Bar Client Security Fund to reduce what he owes them in court-ordered restitution, an appellate court ruled Tuesday.
After all, the court held, the State Bar has "no contractual obligation to pay the dishonest attorney's debt." People v. Hume, A128757 (Cal. App. 1st Dist, filed J...
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