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.

John Francis Meyers [#116863] of Georgia suspended for two years following suspension by Georgia Bar for unethical conduct
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Edward William Pacheco [#91903] of Los Angeles disbarred for practicing law while under suspension
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Los Angeles County
Celeste Marie Vogler [#281332] of Petaluma disbarred following conviction for vehicle theft
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Sonoma County
Theadore Marshall Smith [#79420] of San Diego suspended for one year for fifth DUI
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San Diego County
Gerald Nicholas Casale, Jr. [#161735] of Santa Monica suspended for 60 days for contempt
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Los Angeles County
Marc Steven Duvernay [#135547] of Manhattan Beach suspended for 90 days in DUI vehicle incident
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Los Angeles County
Paul Stephen Jacobson [#234727] of Santa Ana suspended for 60 days for failures to act
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Orange County
William L. Reiland [#258707] of Visalia suspended for 60 days after failing to pay fees
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Tulare County
Clayton William Kent [#123164] of Napa suspended for 60 days failing to act with competence
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Napa County
Noelle Lynn McCabe [#253349] of Irvine suspended for 60 days for failing to act competently
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Orange County
Walter Damian Rickert [#169968] of Hayward suspended for 90 days for failing to act competently
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Alameda County
Benjamin A. Eilenberg [#261288] of Riverside suspended for 90 days for abandonment
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Riverside County
Sara Eliot of Encino [#230157] suspended for 90 days for trust account violations
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Los Angeles County
Teresa Faye Bristow [#241075] of Roseville suspended for six months for probation violations
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Placer County
Robert Terrill Durbrow, Jr. [#53445] of Fresno suspended for six months for probation violations
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Fresno County
Harris Day Himes [#86074] of Montana suspended for six months in securities matter
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Enid Perez [#216445] of Fresno suspended for 18 months for unemployment insurance fraud
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Fresno County
Klayton Khishaveh [#23690] of Irvine suspended for three years for failure to perform
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Orange County
Dax Yeophantong Craven [#248583] of San Francisco disbarred for misappropriation
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San Francisco County
James Stewart Richards [#51410] of Simi Valley disbarred for tax evasion
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Ventura County