Legal Opinion
Walker v. State Bar
California Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1989No. S007224PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.
We review the recommendation of the Review Department of the State Bar (review department) that petitioner Gerald Lee Walker be disbarred from the practice of law in California. After considering the record and petitioner’s objections, we accept the review department’s recommendation.
Background
Petitioner was admitted to the California Bar in 1972. From 1972 until 1978, he worked at a law firm in Merced. He then moved to Sonora and opened his own office; within a few months, however, he was forced to close his practice in order to seek treatment for alcohol abuse. In 1979,…
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