Sean Erenstoft of the Law Office of Sean Erenstoft in Sherman Oaks, Calif., who was indicted in January, pleaded no contest on July 14 to one felony count of attempting to dissuade a witness. Specifically, he filed a civil case against a witness to dissuade her from testifying against his client, a defendant in a stalking case, during a preliminary hearing, according to the district attorney's office. He later dropped the civil case after the witness testified favorably during his client's sentencing hearing.

As part of his own sentence, Erenstoft was ordered to pay $9,028 in restitution to the witness.

Erenstoft, who was admitted to practice in California in 1992, faces automatic disbarment because he committed a felony "that involves moral turpitude," according to the State Bar of California.