A disbarred San Diego attorney who pleaded guilty to stealing money from her clients was sentenced Thursday to credit for time already served, plus mandatory supervision.

Kelly DuFord Williams, 38, who ran Slate Law Group in San Diego and was at one time named among San Diego Magazine’s Women of the Year Rising Stars, was arrested two years ago. Authorities accused her of taking funds her clients received in settlements she secured while representing them.

Prosecutors allege that hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen from as many as eight clients and that Williams forged client signatures on checks she deposited. The amount of restitution to be ordered paid to the victims has not yet been calculated and will be ordered at another hearing later this year.

Williams’ sentence includ

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