Opinion
S264263
10-22-2020
HUTCHINSON ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that RICHARD LEE HUTCHINSON (Respondent), State Bar Number 92727, 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 Kofi Amadi, or such other recipient as may be designated by the Office of Probation or the State Bar Court, in the amount of $50,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from May 11, 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.