What is the test for severe discipline of an attorney who is found guilty of gross misconduct?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bambic v. State Bar, 219 Cal.Rptr. 489, 40 Cal.3d 314, 707 P.2d 862 (Cal. 1985):
Where the offenses are "committed in concert, substantial discipline is warranted." (Davis v. State Bar (1983) 33 Cal.3d 231, 240-241, 188 Cal.Rptr. 441, 655 P.2d 1276.) Further, severe discipline is imposed when an attorney's disregard of his clients' interests is "habitual." (Finch, supra, 28 Cal.3d at p. 665, 170 Cal.Rptr. 629, 621 P.2d 253.)
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