Recent Disciplinary Actions

Recent UPL Violations Discipline Statistics

Attorney discipline summaries in this section are based on discipline orders but are not official records. Official discipline information can be found on an attorney’s profile and in the State Bar Court case search. Copies of official attorney discipline records are available upon request.

Dante Sean Ardite [#207039] of Redondo Beach, disbarred for failing to perform with competence, return unearned fees, participate in disciplinary investigations, and other violations.
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Los Angeles County
Patrick Joseph Steele [#106840] of Bakersfield, two years suspension and until rehabilitation for failure to comply with conditions of disciplinary probation.
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Kern County
Richard Philip Sax [#80632] of Santa Rosa, 1 year probation, six months suspension for grossly negligent misappropriation, commingling, and other violations
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Sonoma County
Gary Wayne Loftis [#235816] of Culver City, 1 year probation, 30 days suspension for failure to obey court orders.
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Los Angeles County
Motaz M. Gerges [#202175] of Granada Hills, 3 years probation, 1 year suspension for misappropriating client funds, commingling personal funds in client trust account and other violations.
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Los Angeles County
Stephen Charles Daly [#127150] of Rancho Palos Verdes, 1 year probation, 30 days suspension for failing to obey a court order.
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Los Angeles County
Robert E. Riemer [#94337] of Van Nuys, disbarred for failing to support the laws of this State and failing to cooperate in a State Bar disciplinary investigation.
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Los Angeles County
George Anthony Munoz [#291278] of Corcoran, disbarred for failing to comply with probation conditions and to file a declaration pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 9.20.
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Kings County
Alfred Lustgarten [#189503] of Valencia, 4 years probation, minimum 2 years suspension for failing to maintain client funds in trust, committing acts of moral turpitude, and other violations
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Los Angeles County
Warren Michael Finn [#34970] of Playa del Rey, minimum of 3 years suspension for failure to comply with conditions of disciplinary probation.
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Los Angeles County
Andrew Robert Chivinski [#236861] of San Diego, 1 year probation, 60 days suspension for failing to maintain client funds in his client trust account and other violations.
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San Diego County
Charles Allen Tweedy [#96234] of Gold River, disbarred for failing to cooperate with a State Bar disciplinary investigation and failing to perform legal services with diligence.
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Sacramento County
Edgar Sargsyan [#308998] of Montebello, disbarred for criminal conviction involving moral turpitude.
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Los Angeles County
Robert Earl McCann [#170286] of Sacramento, 3 years probation, minimum 15 months actual suspension for maintaining an unjust action, failing to perform with competence and other violations.
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Sacramento County
Eric Blaine Alspaugh [#232554] of Irvine, 1 year probation for culpability of professional misconduct in another other jurisdiction.
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Orange County
John Paul Garcia [#222210] of Los Angeles, 3 years probation, minimum 1 year suspension for failing to maintain funds in trust, commingling funds, and committing acts of moral turpitude.
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Los Angeles County
Augustine Carlos Batara [#165850] of Hemet, 1 year probation, 60 days suspension for failing to perform legal services with diligence, failing to deposit client funds in trust and other violations.
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Riverside County
Kirk Callan Endres [#225526] of Jackson disbarred for failure to comply with probation conditions.
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Amador County
Lauren Arrington Davis [#315311] of Piedmont, disbarred for failing to comply with rule 9.20, failing to comply with conditions attached to her disciplinary probation, and other violations.
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Alameda County
Fernando Acuna, Jr. [#298601] of Garden Grove, 2 years probation for criminal conviction involving other misconduct warranting discipline.
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Orange County