California IN BRIEF : VENTURA : Lawyer Convicted of LSD Possession

A Ventura lawyer was convicted of possession of LSD, but he was acquitted of conspiracy to possess the drug and the more serious charge of furnishing LSD to a minor. Douglas Andrew Palaschak, 42, faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison on the possession conviction, which is a felony. With his felony conviction, Palaschak will be unable to practice law pending a disciplinary hearing by the State Bar of California, said Bar spokeswoman Susan Scott. Palaschak and his secretary at the time, Jessica Jobin, were arrested May 9, after another office worker informed police about an LSD party at the attorney’s office.