Labor & Employment
Current Email | [email protected] |
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Phone Number | 941-552-0373 |
Fax Number | 941-377-3886 |
Law School | California Western SOL (San Diego CA) |
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Undergraduate School | University of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA) |
Current Address | West Coast Law, LLC, 2101 S Tamiami Trl Sarasota, FL 34239-3804 |
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Previous Address | West Coast Law, LLC 4046 Sawyer Rd Ste D Sarasota, FL 34233 |
Previous Address | West Coast Law, LLC, 4046 Sawyer Rd Ste D Sarasota, FL 34233 |
Previous Address | West Coast Law, LLC, 4046 Sawyer Rd Ste D Sarasota, FL 34233-1240 |
17 January 1998 | Active (27 years, 5 months ago) |
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17 July 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 11 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 94-O-15937 |
30 October 1995 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-15075 (29 years, 7 months ago) |
7 February 1984 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (41 years, 4 months ago) |
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. |