On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Supreme Court of California disbarred Attorney Alfred Windsor Sloan II, striking his name from the roll of attorneys. The decision followed a State Bar Court ruling, which found Sloan guilty of intentionally misappropriating client funds and violating client trust accounting rules.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Alfred Windsor Sloan II,” with case no. S290261.
The case stemmed from allegations that Sloan mishandled $16,925 entrusted to him by Bay Cities Football Club shareholders Anders Perez and Kent Watson. Sloan was hired in September 2022 to assist with the corporate wind-down of Bay Cities, including settling a credit card debt with Chase Bank. The court found that Sloan failed to deposit a $10,000 advance fee and the $16,925 settlement funds into a client trust account, as required by Rule 1.15(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Instead, he directed the funds to a non-client trust account at Bank of America.
On February 16 and 17, 2023, Perez and Watson wired $2,000 and $14,925, respectively, to Sloan’s non-client trust account to settle the Chase Bank debt by a February 23 deadline. Despite multiple reminders from Perez, Sloan did not make the payment. Bank records showed that Sloan transferred portions of the funds to himself and his wife via Zelle between February 16 and 27, 2023, and made various purchases, depleting the account to a negative balance by March 2023. The court determined that these actions constituted intentional misappropriation, a violation of Business and Professions Code section 6106, involving moral turpitude.
Sloan’s failure to promptly distribute the $16,925 to Chase Bank, as required by Rule 1.15(d)(7), further violated professional conduct standards. The court noted that Sloan falsely claimed to have made the payment and later blamed Chase Bank for processing errors. In April 2023, Sloan attempted to pay Chase Bank, but the transactions were returned due to insufficient funds. Only after Perez threatened to file a State Bar complaint in May 2023 did Sloan refund $2,000 to Perez on May 23, 2023, and $14,925 to Watson on November 14, 2023.
Throughout the disciplinary proceedings, Sloan faced challenges in complying with court orders. He missed deadlines for responding to the Notice of Disciplinary Charges filed on May 24, 2024, and failed to provide discovery or lodge trial exhibits as required. The State Bar Court excluded Sloan’s proposed exhibits and a witness statement due to these violations. Despite opportunities to retain counsel, Sloan represented himself at the January 14, 2025, trial, where the court found clear and convincing evidence of his misconduct.
The State Bar Court highlighted aggravating factors, including significant harm to Perez, whose credit score suffered due to the unpaid debt, and multiple acts of wrongdoing. Mitigating factors included Sloan’s 20 years of discipline-free practice and his cooperation through a pretrial stipulation of facts, though the court gave limited weight to these due to his failure to demonstrate that the misconduct would not recur.
The Supreme Court ordered Sloan to comply with California Rules of Court, rule 9.20, within 30 and 40 days of the filing date, requiring notifications to clients and others about his disbarment. Additionally, Sloan must pay $2,500 in monetary sanctions to the State Bar of California Client Security Fund and cover disciplinary costs, both enforceable as money judgments.
The Disposition states:
“The court orders that Alfred Windsor Sloan II (Respondent), State Bar Number 230432, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that Respondent’s name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.”
According to Martindale.com, Mr. Sloan attended the University of Southern California Law School, graduating in 2003. He acquired his law license in California in 2004.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
