Opinion
S237742
12-07-2016
WRIGHT ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that MICHAEL VANCE WRIGHT, State Bar Number 162159, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
MICHAEL VANCE WRIGHT must make restitution to Uche Virginia Inno-Igwe in the amount of $100,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from May 16, 2014. Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
MICHAEL VANCE WRIGHT 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.