The California Supreme Court noted, 'This case is about an attorney's egregious acts of dishonesty that occurred in his practice and continued through his disciplinary trial.'
After filing ethics charges, Valdovinos falsely claimed to the State Bar that he had cancer, offering no medical evidence and later citing privacy concerns.
Valdovinos lied to clients about their cases, issuing checks purportedly as settlements or refunds, which ended up bouncing, illustrating his deceitful conduct.
Valdovinos was ordered to pay restitution and interest to five clients, along with a $5,000 sanction to a client security fund, emphasizing the severity of his misdeeds.
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