Opinion
S247160
05-02-2018
GUFFEY ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that WILLIAM ORVAL GUFFEY, State Bar Number 132965, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
WILLIAM ORVAL GUFFEY must make restitution to Stewart Rawson in the amount of $25,000. Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
WILLIAM ORVAL GUFFEY must also comply with California Rules of Court, rule 9.20, and perform the acts specified in subdivisions (a) and (c) of that rule within 30 and 40 calendar days, respectively, after the effective date of this order.
Costs are awarded to the State Bar in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6086.10 and are enforceable both as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.7 and as a money judgment.