Hillsborough Circuit Judge Christopher Nash handed down a 15-year prison sentence to former Tampa defense lawyer David Land Whigham, who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $2 million from clients.

Whigham, 51, will also have to pay restitution. He once specialized in wills, trusts and estate planning, often representing charities and disabled litigants through his firm, the Whigham Law Group. Many of his clients had sought help paying for medical care or making arrangements to have savings go to charities after they died.