Opinion
S251577
12-03-2018
KLEIER ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that LOREN NICHOLAS KLEIER (Respondent), State Bar Number 149591, 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) Thomas Phillips in the amount of $2,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from August 21, 2015;
(2) Jose Serrano in the amount of $2,500 plus 10 percent interest per year from August 7, 2015;
(3) Vincent Foster in the amount of $1,500 plus 10 percent interest per year from June 18, 2014;
(4) Richard Ricards in the amount of $2,500 plus 10 percent interest per year from January 16, 2015;
(5) David Hayes in the amount of $5,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from December 22, 2014; and
(6) Darren O'Neil in the amount of $3,500 plus 10 percent interest per year from October 5, 2014.
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 pay sanctions to the following:
(1) Kern County Superior Court in the amount of $1,000 as ordered on March 22, 2016, in case No. S1501FL605743, plus 10 percent interest per year from March 22, 2014;
(2) Kern County Superior Court in the amount of $1,000 as ordered on May 6, 2016, in case No. S151FL631216, plus 10 percent interest per year from May 6, 2016; and
(3) Kern County Superior Court in the amount of $1,000 as ordered on June 23, 2016, in case No. BFL-15-001787, plus 10 percent interest per year from June 23, 2016.
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.