Behrouz Shafie is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 3rd June 1983. Behrouz graduated from University of West Los Angeles.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Behrouz Shafie |
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| First Admitted | 3 June 1983 (41 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 108581 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 310-201-8470 |
| Fax Number | 310-201-8472 |
Schools
| Law School | University of West Los Angeles (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Woodbury University (Burbank CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Behrouz Shafie & Associates, 1575 Westwood Blvd Ste 200 Los Angeles, CA 90024-5627 |
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History
| 24 June 2011 | Active (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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| 18 June 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 10 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 04-O-15581 |
| 22 September 2010 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 08-O-11567 (14 years, 7 months ago) |
| 14 October 2009 | Active (15 years, 6 months ago) |
| 1 July 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (16 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 04-O-15581 |
| 29 November 2007 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-O-03481 (17 years, 5 months ago) |
| 3 June 1983 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (41 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
June 18, 2011 BEHROUZ SHAFIE [#108581], 66, of Beverly Hills was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on four years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. He received credit for a period of inactive enrollment from July 1, 2008, to Oct. 13, 2009. The order took effect June 18, 2011. Shafie successfully completed the State Bar Alternative Discipline Program after demonstrating a connection between his mental health issues and his misconduct and stipulating to misconduct in three sets of charges.He failed to communicate with a client; perform legal services competently, promptly return client files, refund unearned fees and properly maintain client funds and he wrote a check against insufficient funds and misappropriated more than $55,000.In the misappropriation matter, Shafie represented the wife in a divorce and received a check for $55,028 from the sale of the couple’s assets. His client fired him and hired a new lawyer, requesting that he sign the substitution form, and return her file and her funds. Although Shafie signed the substitution form two months later, he said he needed a court order to turn over the money, which partially belonged to the husband. When the court so ordered, he gave his client a check for $55,028. However, in the intervening months, he allowed the balance in his client trust account to fall to a negative amount, thus misappropriating the funds.In mitigation, he had no prior discipline record and he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |