Grove v. State Bar

THE COURT.

Petitioner, a member of the bar since June 17, 1959, was charged by a local administrative committee with violating his duty as an attorney (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6103) by misleading a judge (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6068, subd. (d)) and by committing acts of moral turpitude and dishonesty (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6106). The local committee found against petitioner. The Board of Governors agreed with the committee’s findings and recommended a three-month suspension.

In September 1961 Adell S. Benner retained petitioner, who maintains offices in Hayward, to represent her in an action for…