Medoff v. State Bar

THE COURT.

This is a proceeding to review a recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of California that petitioner be suspended from the practice of law in this state for a period of six months as a result of his having prepared and filed in each of two divorce matters (being handled by him for the same client) an order to show cause and wife’s declaration form,1 knowing that his client’s answer to question 10 in each declaration (i.e., that she had *537not arranged to pay petitioner’s fee and her court costs and had not paid any part of the fee) was false.

Petitioner was charged…