James Herrick Coffer was first admitted to the California Bar 12th December 1983, but is now no longer eligible to practice. James graduated from U of San Francisco SOL.

Lawyer Information

NameJames Herrick Coffer
First Admitted12 December 1983 (40 years, 5 months ago)
StatusNot Eligible to Practice
Bar Number111466

Schools

Law SchoolU of San Francisco SOL (San Francisco CA)
Undergraduate SchoolSan Francisco State Unv (San Francisco CA)

Address

Current Address4605 Arabian Way
Antioch, CA 94531
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History

1 September 2001Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years, 8 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
25 November 1999Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 5 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 96-O-01029
27 September 1999Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 7 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
24 April 1998Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-01029 (26 years ago)
22 October 1997Active (26 years, 6 months ago)
21 July 1997Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 9 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
8 June 1997Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 11 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 94-O-10058
8 November 1996Active (27 years, 6 months ago)
6 September 1996Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-00502 (27 years, 8 months ago)
12 August 1996Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 9 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
27 October 1995Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-10058 (28 years, 6 months ago)
12 December 1983Admitted to the State Bar of California (40 years, 5 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

November 25, 1999

JAMES HERRICK COFFER [#111466], 51, of Concord was suspended for 90 days, placed on six months of probation, and was ordered to comply with rule 955. The order took effect Nov. 25, 1999.

Coffer stipulated to three counts of misconduct. He practiced law while suspended for non-payment of bar dues in the first matter.

He failed to properly supervise his employees in two bankruptcy cases. In the first, Coffer’s client was ordered to pay a bank $5,000 by close of business on July 21, 1995. Although the client had the funds ready, Coffer’s employees said the client could send the money overnight and they would notify the bank.

The employees failed to do so, the bank refused payment and scheduled a sale of the client’s home. A third bankruptcy filed by Coffer on the client’s behalf was dismissed.

In the second matter, a client’s bankruptcy case was dismissed because of delayed compliance with a payment plan. As a result, one of the creditors scheduled a trustee’s sale of the client’s property. Coffer filed an application to re-open the case instead of a motion to vacate. The motion to vacate was filed after the trustee’s sale.

In mitigation, Coffer performed additional legal services for those clients free of charge and he cooperated with the bar’s investigation.