Geffen v. State Bar

Opinion

THE COURT.

This is a proceeding to review a recommendation of the Disciplinaiy Board of the State Bar (board) that petitioner be suspended from the practice of law in this state for six months. Petitioner was admitted to practice law in 1962, and he has no prior record of discipline.

In a notice to show cause, petitioner was charged with soliciting professional employment, through an employee, Fred Lieberman, in two separate matters (Warwick and Tavemakis) in violation of rules 2 and 3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (West’s, Bus. & Prof. Code, foil. § 6076 [Deering’s, Rules of…