Alonso

BACKGROUND

In 2004, Alonso retained Dulcich to represent him in a civil suit. For the next five years, Dulcich represented Alonso in various other legal matters. Thereafter, Dulcich represented Marko Zubcic in his breach of contract action filed against Alonso. In July 2011, Dulcich obtained a judgment in favor of Zubcic and against Alonso for $75,000. On February 6, 2012, Alonso filed for bankruptcy protection to discharge the judgment against him. On June 1, 2012, Zubcic filed an adversary proceeding against Alonso seeking a denial of the bankruptcy discharge claim. Zubcic was represented by Phillip Gillet. Nevertheless, Dulcich acted as the lead attorney for Zubcic in a deposition in this adversary proceeding held on December 20, 2013. According to Alonso, during this deposition Dulcich asked questions that made Alonso aware that Dulcich “was intentionally using his vast store of knowledge of [Alonso’s] private family and financial

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2. affairs to forge legal theories[,] pursue causes of action against him, and to seek retribution against [Alonso].” In August 2014, Alonso filed the…