Michael Jay Berger is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 1st December 1981. Michael graduated from UC Hastings COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Michael Jay Berger |
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| First Admitted | 1 December 1981 (43 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 100291 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 310-271-6223 |
| Fax Number | 310-271-9805 |
Schools
| Law School | UC Hastings COL (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Duke University (Durham NC) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Offices of Michael Jay Berger, 9454 Wilshire Blvd Fl 6 Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2980 |
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| Previous Address | 9454 Wilshire Blvd 6th Fl Beverly Hills, CA 90212 |
History
| 2 September 2016 | Private reproval, public disclosure 15-O-12701 (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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| 29 December 2015 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 15-O-12701 (9 years, 5 months ago) |
| 6 October 1997 | Active (27 years, 8 months ago) |
| 22 August 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 94-O-12815 |
| 12 December 1995 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-11165 (29 years, 6 months ago) |
| 18 November 1994 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-12815 (30 years, 6 months ago) |
| 1 December 1981 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (43 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
August 22, 1997 MICHAEL JAY BERGER [#100291], 40, of Beverly Hills was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on 18 months of probation with a 45-day actual suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Aug. 22, 1997. According to a retainer agreement, Berger was to receive 50 percent of any recovery in a legal malpractice case he brought on behalf of his client. The case settled for $75,000. Upon receiving the first payment of $50,000, Berger kept $25,000 as his fee, gave his client $8,760.15 as his portion of the settlement, and wrote a check to his law firm for more than $16,000, the amount owed for past legal services he had performed for the client. The client objected, did not cash the check, and demanded $25,000 as his full portion of the settlement. Instead, Berger reissued the check for $8,760.15 to his law firm. He failed to keep disputed entrusted funds in his client trust account. Eventually, Berger sued his client and won two civil judgments against him for more than $14,000. In a second matter, he failed to notify his client about a deposition and neither he nor the client appeared. In mitigation, Berger has no record of discipline in 15 years of practice. |