Greenbaum v. State Bar

Opinion

THE COURT.

The Review Department of the State Bar Court has recommended by an ll-to-2 vote that petitioner Russell G. Greenbaum, who was licensed to practice law in this state in 1968, be disbarred. The hearing panel had proposed the more lenient sanction of suspension and probation. Petitioner contends that the findings of the review department are not supported by the record, and that the discipline is excessive. We conclude, based upon our independent review of the record, that disbarment is appropriate.

I

Facts

1. The Leach Matter

In 1970, on petitioner’s advice Mr. and Mrs. Leach gave…