Legal Opinion
Butler v. LeBouef
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 20, 2016No. 2d Civil B259534; C/w B263752PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYegan, J.
*201 An ethical estate planning attorney will plan for his client, not for himself. (See Estate of Moore (2015) 240 Cal.App.4th 1101 , 1103, 193 Cal.Rptr.3d 179 .) A license to practice law is not a license to take advantage of an elderly and mentally infirm client. As we shall explain, the factual findings of the trial court compel the conclusion that appellant used his license to take advantage of an elderly and mentally infirm person to enrich himself. The trial court factual findings are disturbing, fatal to appellant's contentions, and suggest criminal culpability.
John F. LeBouef, an…
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