Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oct. 16, 2017
State Bar accuses lawyer of taking client funds, fleeing country
Philip J. Layfield actually has “not fled the country,” the personal injury attorney responded on Aug. 8 in a declaration signed in Costa Rica.
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A personal injury attorney accused of stealing settlement money from clients has “not fled the country,” according to a declaration he signed in Costa Rica.
“The idea that I have hidden myself in Costa Rica to avoid responsibility on any level is patently false,” wrote Philip J. Layfield, a co-founder of Layfield & Barrett APC in Irvine.
On Sept. 20, the State Bar filed disciplinary charges ag...
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