Melchor Eduardo Quevedo was admitted to the California Bar 10th June 1982, but has since been disbarred. Melchor graduated from UC Berkeley SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Melchor Eduardo Quevedo |
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| First Admitted | 10 June 1982 (41 years, 10 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 103144 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 619-426-1241 |
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| Fax Number | 619-426-0084 |
Schools
| Law School | UC Berkeley SOL (Berkeley CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Ofc Melchor E Quevedo, PO Box 122099 Chula Vista, CA 91912 |
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History
| 30 November 2012 | Disbarred (11 years, 4 months ago) Disbarment 06-O-15002 |
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| 19 July 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 06-O-15002 |
| 4 June 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 06-O-15002 |
| 10 June 1982 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (41 years, 10 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 30, 2012 MELCHOR EDUARDO QUEVEDO [#103144], 62, of Chula Vista was disbarred Nov. 30, 2012, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Quevedo was terminated from the State Bar’s Alternative Discipline Program for lawyers with substance abuse or mental health issues. He failed to comply with the ADP requirements and thus became subject to a more severe level of discipline. The State Bar Court also found that Quevedo committed additional misconduct, including making misstatements in a declaration he filed with the bar court, making a misrepresentation to a client and failing to refund unearned fees of $15,000 or account for client funds.He stipulated in 2010 that he committed 17 acts of misconduct in eight matters; he committed acts of moral turpitude by writing checks against insufficient funds, misappropriating client funds and making misrepresentations to a client. He failed to maintain client funds in a trust account, did not cooperate with the bar’s investigation and did not avoid interests adverse to a client.Quevedo also was ordered to make restitution of almost $40,000 plus 10 percent interest to five clients. |