Sausalito, CA 94965
19 November 1997 | Disbarred (27 years, 6 months ago) Disbarment 93-C-11202 |
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25 February 1994 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (31 years, 3 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 93-C-11202 |
7 January 1994 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 93-C-11202 (31 years, 4 months ago) |
9 January 1969 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (56 years, 5 months ago) |
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.†|