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.

Abel Hernandez [#159902] of Texas disbarred for probation violations
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Anthony E. Contreras [#171699] of Chino suspended for 90 days in second discipline case
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Santa Barbara County
Steven M. Ahlers [#251151] of Livermore suspended for six months for failing to comply with probation terms
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Alameda County
Michael Robert McCabe [#137844] of Lakeside disbarred for failing to make restitution
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San Diego County
Louise A. Lewis [#102792] of Alhambra allowed to resign with probation violation charges pending
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Los Angeles County
Benjamin Prescott Tryk [#253299] of Fresno suspended for 60 days for misappropriation, failure to account and failure to turn over property
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Fresno County
Keon Joong Lee [#210361] of Korea suspended for six months, or until he makes restitution for incompetent representation
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Ingrid Marie Causey [#166305] of South Pasadena was suspended for six months in loan modification case
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Los Angeles County
Douglas Edward Stein [#131248] of Placerville suspended for one year or until he makes restitution for comingling funds
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El Dorado County
Joseph Dulles Allen [#48922] of Santa Barbara disbarred for probation violations
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Santa Barbara County
Dan Romaine Kirkham of Corona disbarred due to tax evasion conviction
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Riverside County
Mark Allen Peterson [#111961] of Clayton disbarred for felony conviction for perjury
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Contra Costa County
Joshua Lee Phelps [#259067] of Long Beach disbarred for possession of child pornography
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Los Angeles County
Juan Enrique Pearce [#236228] of San Francisco disbarred for child pornography convictions
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San Francisco County
Samuel Braslau [#200843] of Beverly Hills disbarred for mail and wire fraud conviction
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Los Angeles County
Karen Lee Caldwell [#181749] of San Francisco disbarred for failing to obey court orders
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San Francisco County
Abraham Antonine Labbad [#271349] of Burbank suspended for 60 days for failing to report court sanctions, disobeying court order
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Los Angeles County
McKinley Dirk Eastmond [#89470] of Utah disbarred for failing to notify clients of suspension
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Demas Yan [#257854] of San Francisco disbarred for making false representations to various courts and other misconduct
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San Francisco County
Robert Arthur Degrell [#151498] of Illinois disbarred for failure to file probation reports
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