Clayton Randall Jackson was admitted to the California Bar 9th January 1969, but has since been disbarred. Clayton graduated from UC College of the Law, San Francisco.

Lawyer Information

NameClayton Randall Jackson
First Admitted9 January 1969 (55 years, 3 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number43442

Contact

Phone Number415-331-3036

Schools

Law SchoolUC College of the Law, San Francisco (San Francisco CA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of Southern Calif (Los Angeles CA)

Address

Current Address99 Monte Mar Dr
Sausalito, CA 94965
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History

19 November 1997Disbarred (26 years, 5 months ago)
Disbarment 93-C-11202
25 February 1994Not eligible to practice law in CA (30 years, 2 months ago)
Interim suspension after conviction 93-C-11202
7 January 1994Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 93-C-11202 (30 years, 3 months ago)
9 January 1969Admitted to the State Bar of California (55 years, 3 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

November 19, 1997

CLAYTON RANDALL JACKSON [#43442], 54, of Sausalito was disbarred Nov. 19, 1997.

Jackson has been on interim suspension since 1994, following his conviction in federal court the previous year on 10 counts of racketeering, mail fraud and money laundering. He declined to participate in the disbarment proceedings.

Jackson was a Sacramento lobbyist for various insurance companies, and his conviction resulted from bribing then-Sen. Alan Robbins, who chaired the Senate insurance committee.

Jackson offered Robbins a $250,000 bribe related to a pending workers’ compensation bill, and then solicited funds from insurance company executives, telling them the money would be used to form a political action committee.

Jackson also solicited money from several unsuspecting clients to make what he described as campaign contributions to Paul Carpenter, a former state senator who then served on the board of equalization. In fact, the funds were to be funneled to Robbins.

Jackson’s mail fraud convictions were based on checks mailed to Carpenter by Jackson’s clients at his request.

In a letter submitted to the State Bar, Jackson acknowledged the bar’s jurisdiction to impose discipline resulting from his convictions, but refused to resign from practice, believing he will eventually be vindicated.

(The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld his conviction and the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari.)

Although Jackson has not been previously disciplined, which is a mitigating factor, the State Bar Court found that his conduct involved moral turpitude and included multiple acts of wrongdoing committed over a long period of time.

The bar court concluded that his actions “clearly damaged public confidence in its governmental officials … (Jackson) is found to have significantly harmed the public by corrupting an important aspect of the legislative process.”