Gregory Anthony Zitani is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 7th February 1984. Gregory graduated from California Western SOL.

Lawyer Information

NameGregory Anthony Zitani
First Admitted7 February 1984 (41 years, 4 months ago)
StatusActive
Bar Number112816
SectionsBusiness Law
Labor & Employment

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number941-552-0373
Fax Number941-377-3886

Schools

Law SchoolCalifornia Western SOL (San Diego CA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA)

Address

Current AddressWest Coast Law, LLC, 2101 S Tamiami Trl
Sarasota, FL 34239-3804
Map
Previous AddressWest Coast Law, LLC
4046 Sawyer Rd Ste D
Sarasota, FL 34233
Previous AddressWest Coast Law, LLC, 4046 Sawyer Rd Ste D
Sarasota, FL 34233
Previous AddressWest Coast Law, LLC, 4046 Sawyer Rd Ste D
Sarasota, FL 34233-1240

History

17 January 1998Active (27 years, 5 months ago)
17 July 1997Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 11 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 94-O-15937
30 October 1995Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-15075 (29 years, 7 months ago)
7 February 1984Admitted to the State Bar of California (41 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

July 17, 1997

GREGORY ZITANI [#112816], 40, of Sarasota, Fla., was suspended for two years, stayed, and was placed on probation for two years with an actual six-month suspension and until he makes restitution of a total of $5,900 in three client matters. If the actual suspension exceeds two years, he will remain suspended until he proves rehabilitation. He also was ordered to comply with rule 955. The order took effect July 17, 1997.

Zitani stipulated to multiple counts of misconduct. He failed to perform legal services in three cases, and because of his failure to supervise employees, his client trust account was misused and a client's signature was forged on a declaration submitted under penalty of perjury to the court.

One client's case was dismissed when Zitani bounced the check used to pay the filing fee.

Zitani did not deposit client funds in a client trust account, failed to refund unearned fees, and when he disbursed settlement funds without his clients' permission, he did not provide an accounting to the clients.

In mitigation, Zitani suffered emotional difficulties because of health and marital problems. After he and his wife separated, they later reconciled and moved to Florida, where Zitani does pro bono work once a week. He had practiced law in California without discipline for 10 years before his misconduct.