Smith v. State Bar

Opinion

THE COURT.

The review department of the State Bar Court has unanimously recommended that petitioner Kenneth W. Smith be suspended from the practice of law for a period of 180 days and that execution of that order be stayed upon certain conditions including 30 days actual suspension and a one-year probation period with restitution and passage of the Professional Responsibility Examination. This court adopts the review department’s recommendation.

I

Petitioner was admitted to the practice of law on June 27, 1975. He has no prior disciplinary record.

On May 17, 1983, petitioner was charged…