In re STEVE SIMS

On August 26, 2008 the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a judgment disbarring Tyler attorney Steve Sims, 51, State Bar of Texas Card No. 18427500 from the practice of law. Sims pled guilty to misapplication of fiduciary/financial property of an elderly person in violation of Texas Penal Code 32.45, an Intentional Crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in Case No. 241-0794-08, styled, The State of Texas v. Steven Ray Sims, in the 241st District Court of Smith County, Texas. On May 28, 2008, an order of deferred adjudication was signed and Sims was placed on community supervision for five years ordered to perform 400 hours of community service and pay restitution of $60,000 plus an additional amount to be determined.