Sampson v. State Bar

Opinion

THE COURT.

We review here the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the State Bar that petitioner Lenard Sampson be disbarred from the practice of law. Although we conclude that the disciplinary board’s findings are, in large part, supported by the evidence, we conclude that the appropriate discipline should be probationary suspension for five years with actual suspension of two years.

These disciplinary proceedings were initiated in 1972, charging that petitioner knowingly submitted false claims to an insurance company, in violation of Insurance Code section 556, 1 and that…