The Unraveling: Suisun City Attorney Disbarred Amidst a Troubling Cascade of Client Misconduct

It's a story that, frankly, leaves one shaking their head: Kevin Soltani, a lawyer operating out of Suisun City, has now, irrevocably, lost his license to practice law. The disbarment, effective December 3rd, wasn’t for a single slip-up, mind you, but rather a deeply disturbing, prolonged pattern of misconduct that touched the lives – and, crucially, the pockets – of no fewer than eleven clients.

The California Bar Court, after a thorough review, laid out the charges. And what a list it was: Soltani, it seems, just didn't do the work he was hired for. He failed to competently perform legal services, didn't bother to return unearned fees, couldn't be bothered to properly maintain client funds in the necessary trust accounts, and, perhaps most galling of all, simply stopped responding to clients who were, in truth, desperately seeking answers. You could say he just… abandoned them.

Consider, for a moment, the plight of one individual who, in good faith, paid Soltani a cool $5,000 to handle a contract dispute. What did they get for their money? Nothing, really. No substantive work, a fabricated court date, and then, a silence, an absence of communication that must have felt like a punch to the gut. Or another client, who handed over $15,000 for a civil lawsuit. Soltani claimed a complaint had been filed; a lie, of course, as the Bar Court found no evidence of any such filing. Imagine the frustration, the sheer betrayal.

These weren't isolated incidents, not by a long shot. The court's findings painted a grim picture of repeated failures: the non-refund of fees that were never earned, the wholesale abandonment of legal cases, and, yes, outright misrepresentation. It paints a picture, doesn't it, of a professional duty completely cast aside?

And what about factors that might, just might, mitigate such egregious behavior? The court looked, but found precisely zero. Nothing to soften the blow, nothing to explain away the years of professional malfeasance. Instead, the aggravating factors piled up: multiple, varied acts of misconduct, a clear indifference to the welfare of his clients, and a distinct lack of candor or cooperation when the disciplinary proceedings inevitably began. The harm, too, was significant, often inflicted upon clients who were already vulnerable, just trying to navigate complex legal waters.

So, the judgment is final: disbarment. It’s a stern reminder, perhaps, of the trust placed in legal professionals and the profound consequences when that trust is, so thoroughly, shattered. For anyone who might have been represented by Soltani, the message is clear, if a bit unsettling: reach out to the California State Bar. Because, sometimes, even after the trust crumbles, there are still avenues, however challenging, to seek justice.