SERBAN v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

In this case, a highly-respected attorney took an unfortunate turn down a criminal path, stealing more than $200,000 from over one hundred clients who had placed their trust in him and to whom he owed immense fiduciary duties. He requests that we revise the eleven-year sentence that was imposed after he pleaded guilty to Corrupt Business Influence, 1 a class C felony; and Theft, 2 a class D felony. Insofar as stealing from his clients injured not only the clients, but also the legal profession into which the public should be able to place its trust, we emphasize the…