Opinion
S254205
04-26-2019
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that STEELE NICOLSON GILLASPEY (Respondent), State Bar Number 145935, 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 payees or such other recipient as may be designated by the Office of Probation or the State Bar Court:
(1) Jane Lindsey in the amount of $21,238.90 plus 10 percent interest per year from December 4, 2015;
(2) Carroll Shelby Wheel Company, Inc. in the amount of $10,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from May 18, 2017.
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.