Opinion
S263324
09-16-2020
ANDERSON ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that AMY SOMMER ANDERSON (Respondent), State Bar Number 282634, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that Respondent's name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
Respondent must make restitution to the following individuals, or such other recipient as may be designated by the Office of Probation or the State Bar Court:
(1) Hugo Valdez, in the amount of $2,250 plus 10 percent interest per year from October 4, 2018;
(2) Hugo Valdez, in the amount of $600 plus 10 percent interest per year from August 17, 2016;
(3) Christine Serrano, in the amount of $7,627.45 plus 10 percent interest per year from April 10, 2018; and
(4) Christine Serrano, in the amount of $750 plus 10 percent interest per year from May 10, 2016.
Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
Respondent must 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.