Attorney Discipline

Steven Allan Whitworth [#249111] of Elk Grove, 1 year probation, 60 days suspension for failure to deposit client funds in trust, commingling, and failure to maintain trust account records.
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Sacramento County
Zulu Abdullah Ali [#252998] of Riverside, 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation for violating court orders.
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Riverside County
Mark Steven Shapiro [#194741] of Sherman Oaks, 2 years probation, 6 months suspension for failure to perform competently, improper withdrawal from representation, and others.
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Los Angeles County
Daniel John Chase [#238735] of Long Beach, 1 year probation for criminal convictions involving misconduct warranting discipline.
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Los Angeles County
Willem Galen Gentry [#149413] of Encino, 2 years probation, 6 months suspension for criminal conviction involving misconduct warranting discipline.
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Los Angeles County
Brian Joseph Baker [#257228] of Fresno, disbarred for failure to file a declaration of compliance with rule 9.20 and failure to comply with probation conditions.
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Fresno County
Hayden Gifford Smith [#241606] of Visalia, disbarred for moral turpitude by forging name on check for fees, unauthorized practice of law while not active, and others.
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Tulare County
Anette L. Goudy [#152608] of Pasadena, 1 year probation, 30 days suspension for grossly negligent misrepresentation to State Bar, failure to communicate with client, and others.
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Los Angeles County
Juan Miquel Bernardo [#276675] of Portland, 3 years probation, 90 days suspension for failure to file a declaration of compliance with rule 9.20.
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Out-of-state
Adam Q. Wang [#201233] of Pleasanton, disbarred for failing to file a declaration of compliance with California Rules of Court, rule 9.20.
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Alameda County
Shahed Hasan [#228990] of Los Angeles, 1 year probation, 60 days suspension for unauthorized practice of law, failure to comply with court orders, and others.
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Los Angeles County
Luis Walters Camacho [#163331] of San Francisco, 2 years probation, 6 month suspension for failure to comply with probation conditions.
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San Francisco County
Victor Rene Cannon [#159841] of Van Nuys, 1 year probation for failure to comply with reproval conditions.
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Los Angeles County
Joseph Lamon Wright [#239838] of Turlock, disbarred for failure to comply with probation conditions.
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Stanislaus County
Hyunsoo Kenneth Ahn [#197144] of San Francisco, 1 year probation for improper use of CTA.
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San Francisco County
Julia Z. Nikolaev [#282155] of San Rafael, 1 year probation for threatening to report immigration status of party to obtain advantage in civil dispute, and others.
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Marin County
Robert Conover English [#183939] of Winchester, 1 year probation for failing to promptly refund unearned advanced fees, failing to avoid prejudice to client upon termination.
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Riverside County
Lee Allan Hess [#76764] of Westlake Village, 2 years probation, 6 months suspension for misappropriation, failure to promptly disburse settlement funds, and others.
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Ventura County
Tamara Shari Benefield [#225276] of Beverly Hills, 1 year probation for submitting untimely fee accountings in three separate client matters and others.
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Los Angeles County
Eric William Vandermey [#230657] of Fairfield, 2 years probation, 9 months suspension for moral turpitude by false statements to client and State Bar, advising client to commit violation, others.
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Solano County