HOWARD v. STATE BAR

Docket No. S012023.

51 Cal.3d 215 (1990)

793 P.2d 62

270 Cal. Rptr. 856

LISA MARGARET HOWARD, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

July 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Theodore A. Cohen for Petitioner.

Diane C. Yu, Richard J. Zanassi and Major Williams, Jr., for Respondent.


OPINION

THE COURT.

Petitioner Lisa Margaret Howard, an attorney licensed to practice in this state, appropriated for her personal use approximately $1,300 in personal injury settlement funds belonging to her client. Recognizing petitioner's continuing recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, the Review Department of the State Bar Court recommended the minimum penalty prescribed by the Standards for Attorney Sanctions for Professional...

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