Southern California Attorney Accused of Misusing Millions in Client Fees

Published on July 18, 2024

A Southern California attorney faces disbarment after the California State Bar filed disciplinary charges against him alleging he misappropriated up to $282 million in client fees from up to 60,000 clients. The State Bar placed Tustin attorney Daniel Stephen March on involuntary inactive status July 16 and he is no longer eligible to practice law in California, according to the State Bar’s website. Mr. March, who started practicing law in the state in 1982, owns and operates a practice that specializes in debtor rights. The group gets flat fees from clients for services. The State Bar filed disciplinary charges against Mr. March in February, claiming he entered into agreements with up to 60,000 clients, charging them a flat fee to be paid in monthly installments. Each fee agreement promised clients a refund if their debts were not canceled....

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