Raymond Gerard Hellwig was admitted to the California Bar 1st December 1981, but has since been disbarred. Raymond graduated from University of Florida COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Raymond Gerard Hellwig |
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| First Admitted | 1 December 1981 (42 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 100897 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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Schools
| Law School | University of Florida COL (Gainesville FL) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Missouri (St Louis MO) |
Address
| Current Address | 10 W Baystate St #563 Alhambra, CA 91802 |
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History
| 17 January 2014 | Disbarred (10 years, 3 months ago) Disbarment 11-O-17684 |
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| 4 August 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-17684 |
| 2 July 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 9 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 14 September 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 7 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-17684 |
| 13 July 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-17684 (11 years, 9 months ago) |
| 10 June 2012 | Active (11 years, 10 months ago) |
| 9 September 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 7 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 09-O-10562 |
| 22 January 1996 | Active (28 years, 3 months ago) |
| 1 January 1992 | Inactive (32 years, 3 months ago) |
| 15 July 1988 | Active (35 years, 9 months ago) |
| 24 September 1987 | Inactive (36 years, 7 months ago) |
| 1 December 1981 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (42 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
January 17, 2014 RAYMOND GERARD HELLWIG [#100897], 62, of Alhambra was disbarred Jan. 17, 2014 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and pay restitution. Hellwig was disbarred after his default was entered when he failed to respond to charges that he misappropriated funds due to gross negligence, wrote checks against insufficient funds, made misrepresentations and failed to perform with competence, deposit client funds in a trust account, maintain records of client funds or comply with probation conditions. Under rule 5.85 of the State Bar’s Rules of Procedure, a lawyer can be disbarred if he or she does not seek to have the default set aside within 180 days. In addition, the charges are deemed admitted.Hellwig was ordered to pay $8,500 plus interest in restitution.Hellwig had one prior record of discipline, a 2011 suspension for committing an act of moral turpitude by not properly supervising his office allowing misappropriation to occur and failing to deposit client funds in a trust account, maintain the balance of client funds in his trust account, refund unearned fees, or perform legal services with competence.September 9, 2011 RAYMOND GERARD HELLWIG, 60, of Alhambra was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with a nine-month actual suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Sept. 9, 2011. Hellwig stipulated to nine counts of misconduct in four matters. He employed John Kim as his office administrator; Kim provided administrative and paralegal services through his own independent contractor business known as Worldwide Immigration Services. In three cases, Kim or other staff members received settlement funds or advance fees, and Kim deposited some of that money in his own accounts. Some checks Kim handled were cashed after being endorsed by Hellwig. Two cases were handled without Hellwig’s involvement and Hellwig stipulated that he failed to supervise his office, allowing misappropriation of client funds. Hellwig also admitted he failed to place client funds in trust and allowed the balance in his trust account to fall below the required amount.In an immigration matter, Kim cashed several checks at a check-cashing facility. Hellwig did not prepare or submit a non-immigrant petition for his client, forcing an officer of a corporation to return to Korea. When Hellwig told the client he could no longer process petitions, he stated his intent to return all advanced costs and some fees, but he didn’t do so. After the client sued, Hellwig agreed to make three payments; the refunds were issued by Kim’s firm.In the final matter, a client met with Kim and hired Hellwig to prepare visa applications and petitions for permanent residence for himself, his wife and their children. Several months later, Kim told the client the applications had been submitted, when they had not. He also said an interview had been scheduled when it had not.When the visa applications were finally submitted, the client discovered that some information was incorrect and that his name and that of his business partner had been signed to several documents without his knowledge. The client hired a new lawyer, asked for his file and a refund of his $14,500 fee. Hellwig stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently or refund unearned fees. He repaid $4,000.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |