Opinion
S260280
03-26-2020
CORTINO ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that CHRISTINA ELIZABETH CORTINO (Respondent), State Bar Number 288892, 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 Gina Kelly, or such other recipient as may be designated by the Office of Probation or the State Bar Court, in the amount of $600 plus 10 percent interest per year from November 30, 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 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.