Opinion
S237951
01-05-2017
HANDLEY ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that JEROME DONALD HANDLEY, State Bar Number 219910, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
JEROME DONALD HANDLEY must make restitution to Joe Lucero in the amount of $1,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from February 5, 2015. Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
JEROME DONALD HANDLEY 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.