Two San Diego attorneys have been disbarred following separate criminal allegations, the State Bar of California announced Tuesday.
According to a State Bar news release, Elliot Adler and Kelly DuFord Williams’ disbarments were effective last Friday.
Williams, who ran Slate Law Group in San Diego, was disbarred after the State Bar’s Office of Chief Trial Counsel found she misappropriated funds her clients received in settlements and made two false police reports against an ex-boyfriend.
The State Bar alleges that she misappropriated over $104,000 from settlement funds awarded to two clients.
Criminal charges stemming from that alleged misconduct were filed against Williams in March, but she is not in custody and has not been arraigned. A spokeswoman from the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said “the case remains in arrest warrant status” and further comment could not be provided because it is a pending case.
According to the criminal complaint, Williams is charged with eight felony counts of grand theft and one count of check forgery. While the State Bar’s release references over $104,000 taken from two victims, a declaration in support of an arrest warrant filed in Williams’ criminal case mentions more than $400,000 allegedly misappropriated from eight victims.
Along with the misappropriation allegations, Williams was accused by the State Bar of making false allegations against an ex-boyfriend.
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