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L.A. attorney faces suspension after failed disciplinary recommendation appeal
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles attorney Sheen Myong Na faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over alleged misconduct in four client matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Los Angeles attorney reciprocally disciplined in California after allegedly violating client confidences
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles attorney Maria Adriana Sanford faces reciprocal stayed suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations she violated client confidences, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Santa Monica attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly accepting settlement offers for dead client
SAN FRANCISCO – Santa Monica attorney Edmond Elias Salem faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations he settled a case on behalf of a deceased client, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Los Angeles attorney faces suspension, probation over alleged medical lien and trust account issues
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles attorney Edward Joon Lee faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over issues with a medical lien and trust account, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Los Angeles attorney faces stayed suspension, probation over allegations in three client matters
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Los Angeles attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan faces probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations in three client matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Westlake Village attorney faces suspension, probation over allegations in two client matters
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Westlake Village attorney John Richard Contos faces suspension and probation following a May 16 California Supreme Court order over allegations in two client matters, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig’s Cris O’Neall Recognized as ‘Tax Advocate of the Year’
Cris K. O’Neall of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Orange County office has been recognized as “Tax Advocate of the Year” by the California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates (CATA). -
Judge lifts stay on sale of California Guild name in grange dispute
SACRAMENTO – A judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has lifted a stay on the sale of the name California Guild, which was purported to have been given up in a previous trademark lawsuit between plaintiff The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, a national fraternal agricultural organization, and a disaffiliated subgroup. -
San Diego attorney faces disbarment, more than $31,000 restitution regarding alleged misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – San Diego attorney Steele Nicolson Gillaspey faces disbarment following an April 26 California Supreme Court order regarding 19 counts of alleged misconduct in three matters, according to a recent report by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Lafayette attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly representing client without authority
SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime Lafayette attorney Diddo Ruth Clark faces suspension and probation following an April 17 California Supreme Court order after she allegedly appeared in court for a client without authority, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Laguna Beach attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly failing to inform client of possible conflict
SAN FRANCISCO – Laguna Beach attorney Victor Lamont Block faces suspension and probation following a April 26 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly failed to reveal a possible conflict to more than a dozen clients, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
West Covina attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly mishandling marriage dissolution case
SAN FRANCISCO – West Covina attorney Gabriel Castellanos faces suspension and probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly failed to inform his client that her divorce was final, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Riverbank attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly forging client's signature
SAN FRANCISCO – Riverbank attorney Angela Denise Green faces suspension and probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order after she allegedly forged her client's name on a court document, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Oxnard attorney faces disbarment following 2015 convictions for alleged lewd conduct with child
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Oxnard attorney Arturo Fernando Shaw Gutierrez faces summary disbarment following a California Supreme Court decision and his convictions for allegations involving lewd conduct with a child. -
Nevada attorney faces summary disbarment after conviction, imprisonment for wire fraud
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Nevada attorney Zachary Brooke Roberts faces summary disbarment following a California Supreme Court decision and his conviction for wire fraud in a corruption scandal in which a native peoples tribe was defrauded of millions. -
Beverly Hills attorney faces suspension, probation for allegedly completing settlement after client's death
SAN FRANCISCO – Beverly Hills attorney Dmitri N. Chtyrev faces suspension and probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order for allegedly negligently not knowing his client had died before reaching a settlement, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Windsor attorney on probation after allegedly failing to inform appeals court of his client's death
SAN FRANCISCO – Windsor attorney Steven Pabros faces two years' probation following a May 2 California Supreme Court order after he allegedly kept the death of his client a secret, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
Rancho Mirage attorney on conditional probation for alleged mishandling of investment dispute
SAN FRANCISCO – Rancho Mirage attorney Dorinda Jo Myers is on probation following a California Supreme Court order after she allegedly mishandled an elderly woman's investment dispute, according to a recent report issued by the State Bar of California and court documents. -
New York attorney suspended in California following 2016 attempted falsifying records conviction
SAN FRANCISCO – Corning, New York, attorney Amy Lillian Vichinsky has been suspended following a California Supreme Court order and her conviction for trying to falsify records, according to a recent report issued by The State Bar of California and court documents. -
Orange attorney reciprocally suspended after using Internet information in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) — Orange attorney Mark Reman Hamilton faces reciprocal suspension and probation following an April 26 California Supreme Court order after using information gleaned from the Internet got him into trouble in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.