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.

Kent VanderSchuit [#192674] of Carlsbad disbarred for improperly withdrawing from employment and failing to cooperate in a State Bar disciplinary investigation.
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San Diego County
Matthew Walker Kaemerle [#310009] of Florida, 2 years probation, minimum 1 year suspension for a criminal conviction involving moral turpitude.
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Out-of-state
Eric Anthony Teti [#241941] of Chico, 1 year probation, 60 days suspension for failing to comply with terms and conditions attached to a prior public reproval.
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Butte County
Sagi Schwartzberg [#273312] of Mission Viejo summarily disbarred for a felony conviction involving moral turpitude.
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Orange County
Ryan Breck Sorahan [#261042] of Escondido, 2 years probation, 30 days suspension for criminal convictions involving moral turpitude.
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San Diego County
Allan Gabriel [#76477] of Redondo Beach disbarred for a criminal conviction involving moral turpitude.
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Los Angeles County
Soheila Jonoubi [#212833] of Beverly Hills, 2 years probation, 1 year suspension and until restitution for grossly negligent misappropriation, failure to communicate, and others.
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Los Angeles County
Sheen Myong Na [#106541] of Los Angeles disbarred for failure to perform with competence, failure to communicate, and failure to cooperate in a State Bar investigation.
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Los Angeles County
Stephen Randolph Sweigart [#190067] of Riverside, 1 year probation, 30 days suspension for commingling funds, failing to cooperate in a State Bar investigation, and other violations.
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Riverside County
Thomas Vincent Johnston [#82019] of Woodland Hills, 1 year suspension for failure to comply with disciplinary probation conditions resulting from earlier discipline.
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Los Angeles County
Kathleen Anne Moreno [#106062] of Long Beach, 1 year probation, 30 days suspension for failing to obey court orders.
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Los Angeles County
James William Green [#204877] of San Diego, disbarred for failing to perform legal services with diligence, failing to return unearned fees, and others.
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San Diego County
Steve Escalera [#195210] of Brawley, 1 year probation, 30-day suspension for failing to promptly pay settlement funds to his clients upon their request and others.
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Imperial County
Paul John Couchot [#131934] of Newport Beach, one year probation for criminal convictions involving moral turpitude.
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Orange County
Paul Emery Quade [#183296] of Nevada, one year probation for the unauthorized practice of law.
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Out-of-state
Michelle Ellen Anderson [#184490] of Santa Cruz, disbarred for failing to respond to client inquiries, failing to return unearned fees, and others.
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Santa Cruz County
Joohan Song [#232811] of Los Angeles, 2 years’ probation for criminal conviction involving misconduct warranting discipline.
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Los Angeles County
Jackie Rose Kruger [#231085] of Beverly Hills, one year probation for violation of a court order and failure to timely report the imposition of sanctions to the State Bar.
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Los Angeles County
Jehu Thomas de Gerold Hand [#124016] of Lake Arrowhead, disbarred for criminal conviction involving moral turpitude.
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San Bernardino County
Matthew Powell Fletcher [#189923] of Long Beach, disbarred for committing acts involving moral turpitude.
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Los Angeles County