Opinion
S238921
03-01-2017
STONEMAN II ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that JAMES PATRICK STONEMAN II, State Bar Number 94523 is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
JAMES PATRICK STONEMAN II must make restitution to the following payees:
(1) Darla Drendel in the amount of $2,500 plus 10 percent interest per year from November 16, 2014;
(2) Erasto Badillo in the amount of $5,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from March 1, 2015;
(3) Musa Ntshingila in the amount of $3,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from February 1, 2015; and
(4) Lisa Staley in the amount of $3,500 plus 10 percent interest per year from October 20, 2015.
Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
JAMES PATRICK STONEMAN II 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.