Opinion
S238705
01-30-2017
KAPLAN ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that STEVEN GREGORY KAPLAN, State Bar Number 137381, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
STEVEN GREGORY KAPLAN must make restitution to David Goldstein in the amount of $400 plus 10 percent interest per year from October 30, 2012. Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
STEVEN GREGORY KAPLAN 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.