In the Matter of Jacques Evan Trevino

On May 8, 2017, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed an Order Dismissing Compulsory Discipline of Edinburg TX attorney Jacques Evan Trevino, 49, State Bar of Texas Card No. 00797571. On August 10, 2015, Trevino pled no contest to Misapplication of Fiduciary Property in violation of Texas Penal Code sec. 32.45(c)(5), an Intentional Crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in the case styled, The State of Texas v. Jacques Trevino, Cause No. CR-4374-13-1 in the 398th Judicial District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, and the court entered an order of deferred adjudication, placing him on community supervision for 10 years. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $500, restitution in the amount of $91,667.00, to perform 160 hours of community service, and to be confined and treated in a Substance Abuse Treatment Center for a term between 90 days and one year. On May 2, 2017 the Supreme Court of Texas accepted Trevino’s resignation in lieu of discipline by Misc. Docket No. 17-9042 and cancelled his license to practice law. BODA cause number 57320.

BODA Cause Number: 
57320
Type of Matter: 
Compulsory Discipline
Date Filed: 
Friday, March 4, 2016
BODA Decision: 
Resigned in Lieu of Discipline
Appealed to the Supreme Court: 
No
SBOT Card No.: 
00797571
Docket Date: 
Friday, April 28, 2017