JOHN PHILLIP BENDER

On January 19, 2010, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed an interlocutory order of suspension against Austin attorney John Phillip Bender, 54, State Bar of Texas Card No. 02126500. On or about August 5, 2009, Bender was found guilty by a jury of aggregated theft, a first degree felony, an Intentional Crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in cause number D-1-DC-08904109, styled, The State of Texas v. John Bender, in the 331st District Court of Travis County, Texas. Bender was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and ordered to pay court costs in the amount of $242.25. Bender has appealed the conviction. The Board retains jurisdiction to enter a final judgment when the criminal appeal is final.