Opinion
S245304
01-08-2018
RIVAS ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that STEVEN CHRISTOPHER RIVAS, State Bar Number 213649, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
STEVEN CHRISTOPHER RIVAS must make restitution to Paul and Joanna Rivas in the amount of $25,962.13 plus 10 percent interest per year from November 13, 2013 (or reimburse the Client Security Fund, to the extent of any payment from the Client Security Fund to Paul and/or Joanna Rivas, in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6140.5), as set forth in the restitution recommendation of the Hearing Department of the State Bar Court in its Decision filed on July 26, 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).
STEVEN CHRISTOPHER RIVAS 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.