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Texas attorney faces disbarment in California following suspension in Lone Star State
Attorney Mark Lane Loomi Welker of Quitman Texas, licensed in California since 1984, faces disbarment by default following a California State Bar recommendation after he was suspended for nine months in Texas. -
Arizona attorney faces disbarment in California, restitution order following alleged misconduct
Attorney Sean Joseph Gallagher of Oro Valley, Arizona, licensed in California since 1996, faces disbarment following a California State Bar recommendation over multiple allegations of misconduct in which he was ordered to pay more than $15,000 in restitution. -
Rancho Palos Verdes attorney faces suspension after failing to comply with state high court order
Rancho Palos Verdes attorney Kevin Renard Taylor faces a partially stayed suspension and probation following a California State Bar Court recommendation after his suspension about a year ago by the California Supreme Court. -
State Bar Court says Fresno immigration attorney's suspension should be lifted
Fresno attorney Preetinder Singh, also known as Peter Singh, will no longer be suspended should the California Supreme Court approve a recommendation from the California State Bar Court that was issued despite a state bar argument that the immigration law attorney has not been rehabilitated. -
West Hollywood attorney faces disbarment by default over misconduct
West Hollywood attorney Jay Mitchell Vogel faces disbarment by default following a California State Bar recommendation over a single count of violation professional conduct rules and two pending disciplinary investigations. -
Placerville attorney who alleges Trump Is communist Illuminati king faces disbarment by default
Placerville attorney Gregory Richard Kaighn, who says President Donald Trump is a communist Illuminati king who kidnapped his son and is planning World War III, faces disbarment by default following a California State Bar recommendation. -
San Diego attorney faces disbarment, restitution order
San Diego attorney Frank Martin Jodzio, in practice for nearly 47 years, faces disbarment following a California State Bar recommendation over 13 counts of misconduct involving five client matters. -
Fresno attorney faces possible suspension over alleged misconduct in 3 client matters
Fresno attorney Benjamin Prescott Tryk faces a 60-day suspension following a California State Bar decision regarding nine counts of professional misconduct in three client matters. -
Stayed suspension, probation recommended for Los Angeles attorney
Los Angeles attorney Jeffrey Allen Lewiston faces stayed suspension and probation following a California State Bar recommendation regarding 14 counts of misconduct in seven client matters in states where Lewiston is not licensed to practice law and which ended with a Federal Trade Commission investigation in 2013. -
Goleta attorney recommended for disbarment following alleged probation violations
Goleta attorney John Francis Shellabarger faces disbarment following a recent California State Bar recommendation over allegations he violated probation conditions previously imposed by the California Supreme Court. -
Redlands attorney who represented marijuana initiative faces disbarment
Redlands attorney James DeAguilera, a former Loma Linda planning director who represented supporters of a losing marijuana ballot initiative earlier this year, faces disbarment following a California State Bar decision regarding 13 counts of misconduct in four client matters. -
Orange County prosecutor faces one-year suspension for allegedly withholding evidence
Santa Ana attorney and Orange County deputy district attorney Sandra Lee Nassar faces a year of suspension following a California State Bar ruling over allegations she failed to turn over her inmate client's mail that she'd secretly collected prior to trial to defense counsel. -
Santa Monica attorney to be reproved for unauthorized practice of law in Arizona
Santa Monica attorney Cynthia Ann Futter has been recommended for private reproval with public disclosure by the California State Bar following her 2015 discipline before the Arizona State Bar for unauthorized practice of law in that state, according to a recent filing. -
Sacramento attorney to be reproved following conviction for resisting officer
Sacramento attorney Andrew E. Benzinger has been recommended for private reproval with public disclosure by the California State Bar following his conviction on a charge of resisting or obstructing a police officer. -
Rancho Santa Margarita attorney's suspension imposed following alleged probation violations
Rancho Santa Margarita attorney Frank Edward Goseco is under a previously stayed two-year suspension following an order by the California State Bar after he allegedly violated the conditions of his probation following alcohol-related convictions. -
Hawaii attorney's suspension imposed following alleged probation violations
Honolulu attorney Earle Arthur Partington, practicing in California for almost 48 years, is under a previously stayed suspension following an order by the California State Bar after he allegedly violated the conditions of his probation. -
Los Angeles attorney disbarred over alleged misconduct in patent, trademark matter
Los Angeles attorney Andrew Yoshiteru Schroeder has been disbarred by the California State Bar following five counts of misconduct in a single client matter that involved the United States Patent and Trademark Office, according to a recent filing. -
San Pedro attorney disbarred after failing to comply with probation terms
San Pedro attorney Robert Arthur Degrell has been disbarred by the California State Bar after failing to comply with condition of his probation imposed in 2011 after admitting to misconduct, including misappropriation of client funds, in four separate cases. -
Utah attorney disbarred for failing to comply after domestic violence guilty plea
Attorney McKinley Dirk Eastmond of Sandy, Utah, practicing in California for 39 years, has been disbarred by the California State Bar for allegedly failing to comply with requirements in a previous discipline handed down last year following his domestic violence guilty plea. -
Attorney disbarred in Arizona, California following multiple misconduct counts
Attorney Robert Lindsay Earle Jr., of Sedona, Arizona, practicing 42 years in California, has been disbarred by the California State Bar following the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to disbar the attorney earlier this year.