Opinion
S232135
04-29-2016
ROMAN ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that ROBERT ROMAN, State Bar Number 93369, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
ROBERT ROMAN must make restitution to Arturo Balderas, Jr., in the amount of $3,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from May 8, 2013. Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
ROBERT ROMAN 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.