Hennessy v. State Bar

THE COURT.

In October, 1940, the petitioner, an attorney at law admitted to practice in this state, was charged with misconduct involving moral turpitude and dishonesty (sec. 6106, art. 6, State Bar Act), in that he retained and converted to his own use moneys of his client deposited with him for disbursement.

The petitioner was born in San Francisco in April, 1894. He became an electrician by trade and was a chief electrician in the navy in the first world war. While still following that trade he studied law and was admitted to practice in January, 1926. Prior to 1940 he was practicing law in…