Opinion
S249242
08-10-2018
McDONALD87 ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed
The court orders that KELLY LEIGH McDONALD, State Bar Number 223579, is suspended from the practice of law in California for two years, execution of that period of suspension is stayed, and she is placed on probation for three years subject to the following conditions:
1. KELLY LEIGH McDONALD is suspended from the practice of law for the first six months of probation (with credit given for the period of interim suspension which commenced on September 5, 2017);
2. KELLY LEIGH McDONALD must comply with the other conditions of probation recommended by the Hearing Department of the State Bar Court in its Order Approving Stipulation filed on April 30, 2018; and
3. At the expiration of the period of probation, if KELLY LEIGH McDONALD has complied with all conditions of probation, the period of stayed suspension will be satisfied and that suspension will be terminated.
KELLY LEIGH McDONALD must also take and pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination within one year after the effective date of this order and provide satisfactory proof of such passage to the State Bar's Office of Probation in Los Angeles within the same period. Failure to do so may result in suspension. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.10(b).)
KELLY LEIGH McDONALD 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. Failure to do so may result in disbarment or suspension.
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.