PER CURIAM — By order filed April 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of California suspended the respondent from the practice of law in that state for two years, stayed execution of the suspension, and placed him on probation for a period of two years, subject to the following conditions: (1) the respondent was suspended from the practice of law for the first year of probation; (2) the respondent was required to comply with the other conditions of probation recommended by the Hearing Department of the State Bar Court in its Order Approving Stipulation, titled “Stipulation Re Facts, Conclusions of Law and Disposition,” filed on December 15, 2017; and (3) at the expiration of the probation period, if the respondent complies with all conditions of probation, the period of stayed suspension will be satisfied and that suspension will be terminated. In addition, the respondent was directed to take and pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (hereinafter MPRE) within one year after the effective date of the order and provide satisfactory proof of passage to the State Bar’s Office of Probation. Furthermore, the respondent was directed to 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 the order.The “Stipulation Re Facts, Conclusions of Law and Disposition” (hereinafter Stipulation), filed December 15, 2017, provided, inter alia, that the respondent was required to: (1) submit written quarterly reports to the Office of Probation on January 10, April 10, July 10, and October 10 of the period of probation; (2) provide satisfactory proof of attendance at a session of the Ethics School, within one year of the effective date of the order; (3) provide proof of passage of the MPRE during the period of actual suspension or within one year; and (4) make restitution to Mark Rollings in the principal amount of $20,000.30, with interest accruing at 10% per annum from September 19, 2016 (minimum payment of $200 at the first of the month).The respondent was admitted to the California Bar on May 18, 2011.
California ProceedingsThe underlying facts are set forth in an attachment to the Stipulation. The discipline imposed by California concerned two matters: a complaint filed by Vadim Levotman, and a separate complaint filed by Mark Rollings. The respondent admitted the facts and his culpability as set forth below.
