Opinion
S279851
10-25-2023
PAVONE ON DISCIPLINE
Petition for review denied; recommended discipline imposed
The petition for review is denied.
The court orders that BENJAMIN LAURENCE PAVONE (Respondent), State Bar Number 181825, is suspended from the practice of law in California for one year, execution of that period of suspension is stayed, and Respondent is placed on probation for one year subject to the following conditions:
1. Respondent is suspended from the practice of law for the first 30 days of probation.
2. Respondent must also comply with the other conditions of probation recommend by the Review Department of the State Bar Court in its Opinion filed February 21, 2023; and
3. At the expiration of the period of probation, if Respondent has complied with all conditions of probation, the period of stayed suspension will be satisfied and that suspension will be terminated.
Respondent must provide to the State Bar's Office of Probation proof of taking and passing the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination as recommended by the Review Department in its Opinion filed February 21, 2023. Failure to do so may result in suspension (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.10(b).)
Respondent must pay monetary sanctions to the State Bar of California Client Trust Security Fund in the amount of $2,500 in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6086.13 and rule 5.1357 of the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar. Monetary sanctions are enforceable as a money judgment and may be collected by the State Bar through any means permitted by law.
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, and may be collected by the State Bar through any means permitted by law.