Padgham

This proceeding is one to review the recommendation of the Board of Governors of The State Bar that the petitioner be disbarred: Three complaints were lodged against him by four of his former clients and three notices were directed to petitioner requiring him to show cause before the local administrative committee why he should *505 not be disciplined for professional misconduct. The first complaint contained two counts and the others one each. We shall set forth separately the facts necessary to an understanding of each count of the complaints.

The committee found, responsive to the averments of the first count of the first notice, substantially as follows: On February 18, 1929, Frank Bryan of Pasadena died intestate, leaving surviving him three children, one son and two daughters. At the time of his death Bryan held insurance in the fraternal organization known as the Ancient Order of United Workmen, commonly referred to as the A. O. U. W., in the sum of $2,000, but subject to a loan of $440 and also subject to a delinquency for the nonpayment of dues for the months of December, 1928, and January and February, 1929, in the total sum of $33.78. The petitioner had represented…