Opinion
S258162
12-11-2019
GULDEN ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that MICHAEL JOSEPH GULDEN (Respondent), State Bar Number 243383, 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) Zarina Karim in the amount of $9,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from March 30, 2016;
(2) Robin Steffen in the amount of $5,520 plus 10 percent interest per year from June 30, 2017;
(3) Eric Gwizdala in the amount of $4,860 plus 10 percent interest per year from June 30, 2017; and
(4) Joseph Atkins in the amount of $2,820 plus 10 percent interest per year from August 16, 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.