In re Bradshaw
The court held that an attorney-trustee's fraudulent diversion of trust assets to a company he created, coupled with willful misrepresentations to the courts, constitutes misconduct involving moral turpitude that renders the lawyer unfit to remain a member of the bar and therefore warrants his disbarment, underscoring that attorneys who serve as trustees are subject to the highest standards of honesty and loyalty and that egregious fiduciary fraud in probate administration justifies the most severe disciplinary sanction to protect the public and preserve confidence in the legal profession.
Date Filed: July 03, 2025
Case Name: In re Bradshaw
Case Number: S282314
Court: California Supreme Court
(‘The Court decides whether an attorney‑trustee’s fraudulent scheme and breach of fiduciary duty in a probate trust warrants the ultimate penalty of disbarment. It holds that Drexel\u202fAndrew\u202fBradshaw’s scheme to divert Gosey Revocable Living Trust assets to a company he created, together with willful misrepresentations to the courts, constitutes misconduct involving moral turpitude that makes him unfit to remain a member of the bar, and therefore orders his disbarment. This ruling underscores that attorneys who serve as trustees are subject to the highest standards of honesty and loyalty, and that egregious fiduciary fraud in probate administration justifies the most severe disciplinary sanction to protect the public and preserve confidence in the legal profession.’, ‘4767ee24’)
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