About Richard Roger
Richard Roger Roy is a personal injury attorney based in San Diego, California — He has been licensed to practice law in California since 1979. His office is located at 2801 Camino Del Rio S, Suite 201, San Diego, CA 92108-3859. He can be reached by phone at 858-874-6675 or by fax at 858-874-6698. His email address is ddiglke@ohbsouig.edu. Mr. Roy earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 1978. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from California State University at Northridge in 1973. His practice areas include personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal law, family law, consumer law, products liability, arbitration and mediation, civil rights, and domestic violence.
In December 2025, the California Supreme Court issued an order suspending Mr. Roy from the practice of law for one year, with the execution of that suspension stayed, and placed him on probation for one year. The suspension was to be served for the first 60 days of probation. This disciplinary action was the result of a stipulation between Mr. Roy and the State Bar of California concerning misconduct involving misappropriation of client funds, failure to maintain client funds. Commingling personal funds with client trust account funds. The case, titled "In the Matter of Richard Roger Roy," with case number S293285, involved Mr. Roy's handling of settlement funds from a personal injury matter.
In May 2019, Akaila Barnum-Hill retained Mr. Roy for representation in a personal injury matter. In November 2023, Mr. Roy deposited $84,083 into his client trust account from a settlement check. Over the next few months, the balance in the account dwindled, leading to a misappropriation of $46,785.57 by September 3, 2024. The stipulation also detailed that Mr. Roy failed to maintain the required amount in his client trust account and commingled personal funds into the trust account, depositing $7,500 between August and November 2023. In mitigation, the stipulation noted that Mr.
Roy had no prior record of discipline in nearly 46 years of practice, entered into a prefiling stipulation acknowledging responsibility for his misconduct, provided restitution to the client. Experienced significant emotional and physical difficulties, including hospitalizations and the amputation of his right foot. Mr. Roy's disciplinary history is documented in the State Bar Court's records, including the order approving the stipulation filed on September 11, 2025. For more information, you can visit the State Bar of California's official website.
