This man is completely self-absorbed and irresponsible.  He defends himself with various excuses and EVEN has the nerve to say he feels 'betrayed' by his former associates whom he believes only regarded him as a friend during 'the good times'. He stole from his associates, emptied the trust fund of a disabled client and took the proceeds of a house owned with his former (now disabled) wife.  And he feels 'betrayed'??? Jail time is needed when a person shows nothing but self-pity for deliberate and repeated theft, particularly where he held a key position of trust.  Normally, a lawyer would not speak to the media about an on-going legal matter, but he did so in order to present himself as 'the victim'.