Evelyn Ann Kramer was admitted to the California Bar 3rd December 1982, but is now resigned. Evelyn graduated from USC Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Evelyn Ann Kramer |
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| First Admitted | 3 December 1982 (42 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Resigned |
| Bar Number | 107242 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 213-595-2104 |
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| Fax Number | 562-334-3013 |
Schools
| Law School | USC Law School (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Cornell University (Ithaca NY) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 71773 Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
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History
| 20 January 2011 | Resigned (14 years, 5 months ago) Resignation with charges pending 09-Q-13448 |
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| 30 June 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 11 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 09-Q-13448 |
| 22 June 2003 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 97-O-14876 (22 years ago) |
| 8 August 2002 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 97-O-14876 (22 years, 10 months ago) |
| 29 July 2001 | Active (23 years, 11 months ago) |
| 30 May 2001 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 00-O-10260 |
| 25 January 2001 | Active (24 years, 5 months ago) |
| 17 March 2000 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (25 years, 3 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 97-O-14876 |
| 29 August 1997 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 96-O-03001 (27 years, 10 months ago) |
| 12 February 1997 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-03001 (28 years, 4 months ago) |
| 3 December 1982 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (42 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
May 30, 2001 EVELYN ANN KRAMER [#107242], 45, of Los Angeles was suspended for two years, stayed, and placed on three years of probation with a 60-day actual suspension. The order took effect May 30, 2001. Kramer stipulated to six counts of misconduct. She failed to perform legal services competently in a child support matter and an action against her client’s former attorney. Although she prepared a complaint, a request for an order and a declaration, she never filed the complaint.Kramer did not respond to several inquiries from her client, nor did she inform the client the complaint had not been filed. After the client complained to the State Bar, Kramer contacted her to explain she had been out of her office and would be in touch soon. Kramer never did respond to her client.Kramer was suspended in March 2000 as a result of other misconduct, and the client learned about the suspension from a bar investigator. She asked that her file and unearned fees be returned, but Kramer did not do so for six months. She also did not cooperate with the bar’s investigation.As part of that suspension order, Kramer was required to notify her clients about the suspension, return their papers and refund any unearned fees. She stipulated that her failure to do so was a failure to obey a court order.The 2000 suspension was issued for failing to perform legal services competently, return client files, comply with probation conditions, cooperate with the bar’s investigation, report sanctions to the bar or pay four court-ordered sanctions.Kramer also was disciplined in 1997 for failing to perform competently, respond to client inquiries or deposit client funds in a trust account.In mitigation, Kramer believed she had returned all client files. She had to relocate her office and inadvertently placed her client’s file in a box containing accounting records. Therefore, her violation of a court order did not involve intentional misrepresentation to the court.She also cooperated with bar prosecutors, has taken several courses in an effort to improve her management skills and has been performing volunteer work for a charitable organization.March 17, 2000 EVELYN ANN KRAMER [#107242], 44, of Los Angeles was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with a six-month actual suspension, and was ordered to prove her rehabilitation, make restitution and comply with rule 955. The order took effect March 17, 2000. Kramer stipulated to misconduct in four cases.In one matter, a case she was handling was dismissed because Kramer failed to appear at a status conference. When the client hired a new attorney, Kramer signed the substitution of attorney form but did not provide the client’s file.The dismissal of the case was set aside, Kramer was ordered to pay sanctions of $1,500 within 30 days, and she was ordered to turn over the client’s file within 10 days. She did not pay the sanctions or report them to the State Bar and did not turn over the file. She also did not cooperate with the bar’s investigation.In another matter, Kramer represented a couple in a bankruptcy case, performing a substantial amount of work. However, she and the clients had trouble communicating with one another, and Kramer was not present when the case was called for hearing. The case was dismissed.Kramer had been with the clients’ daughter at the time, and informed her the parents were not eligible for the form of bankruptcy they sought. Nonetheless, Kramer was fired and the clients proceeded to have the dismissal set aside. She stipulated that she failed to perform legal services competently.Kramer was sanctioned more than $4,000 in another case, but did not pay the sanction or report it to the bar.She was disciplined in 1997 but did not comply with the conditions of probation; she failed to submit quarterly probation reports, attend ethics school, pay restitution, settle a fee dispute or enroll in the bar’s law practice management section.In mitigation, Kramer eventually satisfied all the probation conditions and she cooperated with the bar’s investigation.August 29, 1997 EVELYN ANN KRAMER [#107242], 42, of Los Angeles was suspended for one year, stayed, and placed on probation for two years, effective Aug. 29, 1997. She also was ordered to pass the MPRE. Restitution to one client was included as a condition of probation. In February 1995, Kramer was hired by a client to file an action to set aside foreclosure of her property. The client also hired Kramer to handle a bankruptcy matter, respond to a related unlawful detainer action against the client and her husband, and to record a lis pendens. Kramer failed to respond to several telephone calls from the client, which Kramer characterized to the bar as "hysterical and abusive" and coming at inappropriate late night and early morning hours. She believed that the attorney-client relationship had deteriorated but failed to inform the client of her concerns or to promptly withdraw from the client’s cases. The client later discovered that her petition to challenge foreclosure had not been filed, nor was the lis pendens recorded. In addition, the client’s property had been sold, ending any recourse she may have had. In another matter, Kramer failed to promptly respond to a client’s inquiries and promptly file her bankruptcy petition. Meanwhile, a notice to garnish the client’s wages in the amount of $101,000 was sent to her employer. Because she was unsuccessful in reaching Kramer, the client was forced to immediately seek the services of another lawyer, who was successful in filing the petition. In another count, Kramer stipulated to failing to properly maintain her client trust account. In aggravation, Kramer’s misconduct involved multiple acts of wrongdoing. In mitigation, she cooperated with the bar’s investigation and corrected her trust account mistakes immediately. |