Opinion
S244199
11-30-2017
HIGGINS ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that GAIL JUDITH HIGGINS, State Bar Number 164989, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that her name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
GAIL JUDITH HIGGINS must make restitution to Cherlyn Patterson in the amount of $4,700 plus 10 percent interest per year from September 19, 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).
GAIL JUDITH HIGGINS 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.