http://codes.findlaw.com/ca/business-and-professions-code/bpc-sect-6128.html
6128. Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor who
either:
(a) Is guilty of
any deceit or collusion, or consents to any deceit or collusion, with intent to
deceive the court or any party.
(b) Willfully delays his client's suit with
a view to his own gain.
(c) Willfully receives any money or allowance
for or on account of any money which he has not laid out or become answerable
for.
Any violation of the provisions of this
section is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six
months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500),
or by both.