State Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, under conviction for 11 felony fraud-related charges, has resigned his law license rather than face an attorney discipline case.

Uresti, a personal injury attorney, was convicted Feb. 22 for fraudulently steering his clients to invest in FourWinds Logistics, a hydraulic fracking business that turned out as a Ponzi scheme. He pleaded not guilty, claiming he didn’t know about the scam until it was too late. One of Uresti’s lawyers pledged to appeal Uresti’s convictions for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and securities fraud violations.