In what circumstances will an attorney who misappropriates funds from clients be deemed fit to practice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Stanley v. State Bar, 268 Cal.Rptr. 183, 50 Cal.3d 555, 788 P.2d 697 (Cal. 1990):
Similarly, in Rosenthal v. State Bar (1987) 43 Cal.3d 658, 238 Cal.Rptr. 394, 738 P.2d 740, an attorney who had misappropriated several thousand dollars from five clients argued that he was fit to practice
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