Brawner v. State Bar

THE COURT.

It was charged that petitioner received a check for $71,862 from the complainant, Mrs. Jones, with instructions to purchase stock and that he delivered securities to her in the amount of $28,013.80 and paid her $10,000, but that he failed to account for the balance of $33,848.20 and appropriated it to his own use. The local administrative committee found that he had not misappropriated any money and stated that the funds retained by petitioner were to be applied as fees for services which he had performed for Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Upon the same evidence the Board of Governors reached…