Phyllis Dianne-Lasater Loya was admitted to the California Bar 12th December 1983, but has since been disbarred. Phyllis graduated from Santa Clara University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Phyllis Dianne-Lasater Loya |
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| First Admitted | 12 December 1983 (41 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 111767 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 925-949-3762 |
Schools
| Law School | Santa Clara University SOL (Santa Clara CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Hayward (Hayward CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 5359 Fallbrook Ave Woodland Hills, CA 91367 |
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History
| 21 September 2013 | Disbarred (11 years, 7 months ago) Disbarment 11-O-17579 |
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| 19 April 2013 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-17579 |
| 4 March 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-10878 (12 years, 2 months ago) |
| 7 November 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 5 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 08-O-14780 |
| 1 March 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-17579 (13 years, 2 months ago) |
| 15 September 2010 | Active (14 years, 7 months ago) |
| 2 September 2010 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 08-O-14780 (14 years, 8 months ago) |
| 7 October 2009 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 08-O-14780 (15 years, 7 months ago) |
| 20 February 2009 | Public reproval with/duties 00-O-13147 (16 years, 2 months ago) |
| 12 December 1983 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (41 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
September 21, 2013 PHYLLIS DIANNE-LASATER LOYA, 65, of Woodland Hills, was disbarred Sept. 21, 2013 and ordered to pay restitution and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Loya stipulated that she failed to promptly return a client’s file after the client terminated her services. In another matter, she failed to perform legal services with competence, disobeyed a court order and failed to keep the client informed of significant developments in the case, respond to the client’s inquiries about her divorce case for more than a year or return $2,500 in unearned fees.Loya also did not abide by the terms of a 2010 disciplinary order because she failed to submit one quarterly report to probation on time, did not submit seven other quarterly reports and did not schedule a meeting with probation within the required time frame. She was ordered to pay $2,500 plus interest in restitution.Loya was previously disciplined by the State Bar on two occasions. In 2010, she stipulated to a one-year stayed suspension for failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation. In 2009, she stipulated to a private reproval for misconduct in six matters, which included failure to account for client funds, communicate, avoid interests adverse to a client or perform legal services competently.September 2, 2010 PHYLLIS DIANNE-LASATER LOYA [#111767], 63, of Antioch was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Sept. 2, 2010. Loya did not respond to a State Bar investigator when her client complained about her. While the bar was awaiting her response, Loya was publicly reproved and as part of her disciplinary requirements, she was required to comply with the State Bar Act and the Rules of Professional Conduct. She did not reply to a second letter from the investigator and ignored a bar prosecutor’s request that she meet before formal charges were filed.In mitigation, Loya’s client was not harmed, she cooperated with the bar’s investigation, and she had financial and emotional problems, stemming from the murder of her police officer son in the line of duty. She was hospitalized in intensive care with life-threatening illnesses and she declared bankruptcy.The public reproval was imposed after Loya successfully completed the Alternative Discipline Program. She stipulated to misconduct in six matters after demonstrating a connection between her mental health issues and the misconduct, which included failures to account for client funds, communicate, avoid interests adverse to a client and perform legal services competently. |