Attorney Discipline

David Curtis Hollingsworth [#203887] of Fresno disbarred for failure to notify clients
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Fresno County
Edwin Jeffrey Howard [#134627] of Marina Del Rey disbarred after spousal abuse conviction
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Los Angeles County
Andrew Mark Weitz [#129962] of Studio City disbarred for loan modification operation and misdemeanor
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Los Angeles County
Allen M. Petroff [#278382] of Torrance disbarred for abandoning clients
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Los Angeles County
M. Francesca Hannan [#139170] of Oxnard disbarred for failure to pay judicial sanctions
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Ventura County
Kelly Leigh McDonald [#223579] of Redlands suspended for six months for DUI conviction
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San Bernardino County
Gary Lee Hicks [#239743] of Michigan disbarred after conviction
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Jeffrey David Simonian [#117564] of Fresno suspended for 60 days for DUI conviction and client matters
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Fresno County
Lauro Nick Pacheco [#173391] of Mission Hills disbarred in second matter
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Los Angeles County
Jan Elizabeth Van Dusen [#142700] of Oakland suspended for at least four years following animal cruelty conviction
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Alameda County
Johanna Danielle Hoffman [#239654] of Oakland suspended for a minimum of two years
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Alameda County
Elisa Ann Castro [#171814] of Riverside was disbarred for probation violations in third matter
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Riverside County
Phillip Thomas Virga [#165324] of Redondo Beach suspended for one year after misconduct in separate jurisdiction
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Los Angeles County
John Michael Harmata [#131668] of Nevada disbarred for probation and rule 9.20 violations
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George Fredrick Braun [#141952] of Washington D.C suspended for 60 days for contempt
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Patrick Arthur Sizemore [#62803] of Santa Rosa suspended for 90 days for misappropriating client’s funds
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Sonoma County
Elizabeth Ann Mello [#244401] of Coyote disbarred for second probation violation
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Santa Clara County
Robert Norik Kitay [#229966] of Carmichael suspended for moral turpitude
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Sacramento County
David Allen Hughes [#201264] of Vacaville disbarred for failing to refund unearned fees
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Solano County
James Drew DeOlden [#200878] of Newport Beach suspended for one year for four misdemeanor convictions
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Orange County