People v. Calvert

*1271I. SUMMARY

In this consolidated action, the Hearing Board concludes Respondent's many self-*1272serving acts of misconduct represent an acute breach of client trust warranting disbarment. In one case, Respondent plied a vulnerable client with loans in excess of one hundred thousand dollars without memorializing the terms of those loans. To secure his interest in those loan funds, he recorded a false deed of trust on the client's home in a second client's name without the clients' knowledge or consent. Respondent then attempted to persuade the second client to assign the deed of trust to…