State Bar Court of California
Recent News About State Bar Court of California
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Beaumont attorney given probation for failing to meet education requirements
The State Bar Court of California recently placed Tara Jean Collins, a Beaumont attorney, on a one-year probation. -
Los Angeles attorney given probation after filing lawsuit without authorization
Byron Talbot Ball, an attorney in Los Angeles, was recently placed on a one-year suspension by the State Bar Court of California. -
Hersperia attorney suspended for failure to communicate with clients
Esther M. Kim, an attorney in Hesperia, was recently suspended from practicing law. -
Beverley Hills attorney suspended for failing to comply with terms of previous suspension
Kevin Renard Taylor, an attorney in Beverly Hills, was recently suspended from practicing law for one year. -
Santa Ana attorney disbarred for failing to report fraud judgment
Santa Ana attorney Dean Robert Kitano was disbarred by the State Bar Court of California on Feb 19. -
Texas-based attorney disbarred for failing to comply with terms of suspension
LOS ANGELES -- Roger B. Haglund II, a California-licensed attorney practicing in Abilene, Texas, was disbarred by the State Bar Court of California on Feb 4. -
Los Angeles attorney suspended for misconduct
LOS ANGELES — Erickson McDonnell Davis, an attorney practicing in Los Angeles, was suspended for two years and ordered to pay restitutions after admitting to 11 counts of misconduct. -
Chino Hills attorney disbarred following lengthy discipline record
LOS ANGELES — Chino Hills attorney Jerry A. LaCues was disbarred on Jan. 19 from practicing law in California. -
Pasadena attorney disbarred for misappropriating funds
LOS ANGELES — Pasadena attorney Mary Derparseghian was disbarred by the State Bar Court of California on Jan. 19. -
Seattle attorney disbarred in California after defrauding disabled client out of insurance settlement
LOS ANGELES — Attorney Edward Joseph Callow, who practiced law in Seattle and was licensed in California, was disbarred Jan. 6 following his conviction on several felony charges involving theft of his client’s insurance settlement and money laundering. -
Antioch attorney disbarred following tax evasion charges
SAN FRANCISCO — Mary Alice Nolan, an attorney practicing in Antioch, has been disbarred from the practice of law by the State Bar Court of California. -
Huntington Beach attorney disbarred for misuse of nearly $100,000 in client funds
Huntington Beach attorney Michael Vance Wright was disbarred on Jan. 6, 2017, by the State Bar Court of California. The decision to recommend the disbarment of the Orange County attorney stemmed from several counts of misconduct in one client matter in which Wright misappropriated nearly $100,000 of his client’s funds. -
Los Angeles attorney disbarred for misappropriating settlement funds
Jay Alexander Ghoreichi, an attorney practicing in Los Angeles and later Washington, D.C., was disbarred from the practice of law by the State Bar Court of California. The Jan. 6 ruling is the result of a client matter in which the attorney allegedly failed to maintain his client trust account. -
Oakland attorney disbarred for multiple counts of misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland attorney Richter Wong Kong was disbarred from practicing law in California for committing misconduct by failing to preform legal duties and provide pertinent information to clients. -
Attorney disbarred for possession of child pornography
LOS ANGELES — Bruce Charles Fehr, an attorney from Flinstone, Georgia, was recently disbarred from practicing law in California after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. -
Laguna Nigel attorney disbarred for failing to meet license requirements
Ruth Ann Reid, an attorney in Laguna Niguel, was recently disbarred by the State Bar Court of California for falsely reporting to the state bar that she had completed the required minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) hours needed to keep her license in good standing. -
Long Beach attorney on probation for co-mingling client and personal funds
LOS ANGELES — Long Beach attorney Thomas Martin has been placed on one year of probation by the State Bar Court of California. The ruling was handed down is response to the attorney’s misconduct when handling funds in his client trust account. -
Fullerton attorney disbarred for tax fraud while doing accounting for car dealership
James Junkul Pak, a practicing attorney in Fullerton, was summarily disbarred by the State Bar Court of California for grand theft of an employee. -
State Bar Court of California sentences Simi Valley attorney to probation for not providing paperwork to clients
John E. Sweeney Jr., an attorney in Simi Valley, was recently sentenced to one year of probation by the State Bar Court of California after the court found him guilty of failing to promptly provide client paperwork and accounting of client funds. -
State Bar Court of California suspends Chico attorney for misconduct
Lynn Hubbard III, an attorney in Chico, was recently barred from practicing law for one year by the State Bar Court of California for misconduct after he allegedly missed a court-ordered scheduling conference, forged his mother's signature on documents and fabricated evidence.