90-Day Suspension: Todd Michael Abbott Barred for Gross Mismanagement of Client Funds
The cornerstone of legal practice rests on an attorney’s absolute duty to safeguard client property. When that duty is breached—even through gross negligence rather than intentional theft—the consequences are severe. California attorney Todd Michael Abbott, admitted to the State Bar in 2003, faced exactly this reality when he was ordered to serve a 90-day actual […]