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State Bar & Bar Associations

Apr. 24, 2008

Abandoning Clients Costs Attorney His License

A criminal defense lawyer has surrendered his law license after the State Bar accused him of letting a client sit in jail for months even though the attorney had evidence to clear the man on most of the charges.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 2

      RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A criminal defense lawyer has surrendered his law license after the State Bar accused him of letting a client sit in jail for months even though the attorney had evidence to clear the man on most of the charges.
      William S. Gebbie gave up his license Thursday after the State Bar cha...

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