In the Matter of Arthur Gootkin Lawrence (2013) | State Bar Review Dept. In the Matter of Arthur Gootkin Lawrence (Review Dept. 2013) 5 Cal. State Bar Ct. Rptr. [...]

In the Matter of Reiss: Case Summary Facts: Attorney James Vincent Reiss faced disbarment for extensive ethical misconduct across six client matters from 2000 to 2010. He took client [...]

In the Matter of Allen: Case Summary Facts: Attorney Marie Darlene Allen purchased a duplex from Supara Ratanasadudi, a longtime friend and occasional past client. The State Bar alleged [...]

In the Matter of Sullivan: Case Summary Facts: Attorney Harold Vincent Sullivan II faced disbarment due to a 1999 no-contest plea to conspiracy to obstruct justice (a misdemeanor involving [...]

In the Matter of Field: Case Summary Facts: Benjamin Field, a former prosecutor for Santa Clara County, engaged in misconduct across four criminal cases. This included violating a court [...]

In the Matter of Elkins: Case Summary Facts: Attorney John William Elkins sent 53 threatening and abusive voicemail messages to the successor administrator of his father’s estate, the administrator’s [...]

In the Matter of Downey: Case Summary Facts: Attorney Stephen C. Downey, experienced in unlawful detainer actions, was hired by the Rosenbergs to evict a tenant. On July 11, [...]

In the Matter of Fahy: Case Summary Facts: Attorney Francis T. Fahy served as a juror in a civil medical negligence trial. With the jury deadlocked, and to avoid [...]

In re Esau — Attorney Disbarred for Repeated Probation Violations and Disregard of Court Orders State Bar Court, Review Dept. • December 27, 2007 • Judge Epstein, Judge Watai [...]

In re Casey — Attorney Suspended for Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Moral Turpitude in Client-to-Client Real Property Transfer State Bar Court, Review Dept. • December 4, 2008 • [...]