State Bar Grievance Administrator v. Beck

Appellant, Sheldon Beck, is before the Court on an appeal from the State Bar Grievance Board’s affirmance of a two-year suspension of his privilege to practice law, ordered by the hearing panel.

Mr. Beck was charged with four counts of professional misconduct, two of which were dismissed by the panel after a hearing. As to the remaining two counts, it was found that Mr. Beck violated Canon 6, DR 6-101(A)(3), Canon 7, DR 7-101(A)(2), DR 7-101(A)(3), and Canon 1, DR 1-102(A)(4), DR 1-102(A)(5) of the Code of Professional Responsibility, 1 and State Bar Rule 15, § 2(1) — 2(4). 2 The disci pline…