Palmdale, CA 93550-4734
2 August 2024 | Active (9 months, 1 week ago) |
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2 July 2024 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 months, 2 weeks ago) Admin Inactive/CTAPP noncompliance |
16 July 2019 | Active (5 years, 10 months ago) |
22 August 2018 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (6 years, 8 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 17-O-03794 |
19 January 2018 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 17-O-03794 (7 years, 3 months ago) |
5 July 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 13-O-17537 |
27 May 2015 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 13-O-17537 (9 years, 11 months ago) |
3 December 1982 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (42 years, 5 months ago) |
May 27, 2015 MICHAEL JOEL KELLY [105880], 68, of Acton, was placed on two years of probation and faces a two-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation. He was also ordered to take the MPRE. The order took effect May 27, 2015. In 2013, Kelly commingled funds in his client trust account by allowing $517.50 in earned legal fees to be deposited into his account. Kelly used an attachment to his smartphone to allow him to collect fees by having his clients swipe their credit cards.In mitigation, Kelly had no prior record of discipline and entered into a prefiling stipulation with the State Bar. |