Coviello v. State Bar of California

THE COURT.

Petitioner was charged in two counts with violations of his oath and duties as an attorney and counselor at law (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 6103, 6067, 6068), and with the commission of acts involving moral turpitude and dishonesty. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6106.)

Count one. The local committee found that petitioner accepted professional employment from Mrs. Wiedmer with respect to a claim before the Industrial Accident Commission. The commission approved a compromise whereby Mrs. Wied-mer agreed to settle her claim for $765. From this amount the commission awarded petitioner a fee of $75.…