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.

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
Richard Eugene Harrold [#255163] of Bakersfield, disbarred for failure to file a declaration of compliance with rule 9.20 and failure to comply with probation conditions.
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Kern County
Amy Louise Butters [#212072] of Utah, disbarred for failure to comply with probation conditions.
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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
Matthew David Pearson [#227390] of Sacramento, disbarred for failure to file a declaration of compliance with rule 9.20.
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Sacramento County
Julienne Maribao Lee [#231752] of Los Angeles, 1 year probation, 30 days suspension for improper use of CTA.
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Los Angeles County
Ivan Barry Schwartz [#153264] of San Diego, disbarred for misconduct involving misrepresentations, failure to obey a court order, and the unauthorized practice of law.
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San Diego County
Daphne Lori Macklin [#117189] of Sacramento, 5 years’ probation, minimum 3 years’ suspension for failure to comply with probation conditions.
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Sacramento County
Matthew Ian Horgan [#267963] of Oregon, 2 years probation, minimum 90 days suspension for misrepresentation and aiding the unauthorized practice of law.
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