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| Chapter Luncheon Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:30a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The Plum Tree Inn 913 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA Phone: (213) 613-1819 |
| TOPIC: "Attorney Related Fraud" SPEAKER: Tom Layton, California State Bar (213) 765-1192 Thomas.layton@calbar.ca.gov SPEAKER BIO: Thomas Layton is an investigator for the State Bar of California, handling major investigations and complaints referred from the judiciary. For the past seven years at the State Bar, Tom was a panel speaker on investigative procedures for the National Organization of Bar Counsel. He assisted in establishing the Unlicensed Practice of Law enforcement unit and the emergency response team. Tom has participated in numerous seminars and has lectured to civic organizations and attorney groups regarding State Bar investigations. Before coming to the State Bar, Tom was a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD). Tom worked as a narcotics detective for his last eight years in LASD. Prior to working in the narcotics unit, he worked gangs, patrol at Carson Station and custody at the Men's Central Jail. Tom is currently a Special Assistant to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Tom is the past Chair of the California Narcotic Officer's Association (CNOA), Los Angeles Region. He continues to serve on the State Board of CNOA as chair of the Sub-Pac Committee and legislative committee. Tom is Chair of the Political Endorsement Committee for the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs and District Attorney Investigators. He also serves as a delegate for Lodge 1 of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). Tom served on Governor Gray Davis' Judicial Selection Committee, representing public safety. He received his B.S in Criminal Justice from Chapman University and his M.S. in Organization Leadership from Woodbury University. Tom served six years in the United States Army and is a member of the American Legion. DESCRIPTION OF SPEECH: Mr. Layton will first outline what typically are the fraud schemes that attorneys get involved with illustrated by real cases from Tom's case experience as an investigator. Tom investigates for the State Bar as well as jointly works on investigations with law enforcement such as The Trevor Law Group, which was a multi agency investigation. Tom will then tell us who gets involved (and in what way) in investigating these fraud schemes--the legal redress and discipline mechanisms. Finally, there will be a "what happens to these people" part of the presentation. All three main topics will be illustrated with real case examples. |
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