Hume

Convicted of embezzlement by an employee with an excess taking clause allegation (Pen. Code, 1 §§ 487, subd. (a), 506, 12022.6, subd. (a)), appellant and former licensed attorney Edward Duff Hume was ordered to pay victim restitution to several persons, including two who had received some reimbursement from the California State Bar’s Client Security Fund (CSF). Appellant challenges that aspect of the restitution order, urging that the trial court should have reduced the amount of restitution to those victims by the amount each received from the CSF. He offers several reasons for this proposition; (1) the CSF is a legislative creature, specifically established for the purpose of compensating victims for losses attributable to attorney dishonesty; (2) the victims had assigned their right to compensation directly from appellant to the CSF; and (3) the State Bar has statutory subrogation rights to recover from him the amount of the CSF awards. We conclude that appellant is not entitled to any offset in the amount of the actual restitution award; however, as we further explain, he will not be required to pay twice for his misconduct. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

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