Angelo Michael Vitale was admitted to the California Bar 11th June 1985, but is now resigned. Angelo graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Angelo Michael Vitale |
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| First Admitted | 11 June 1985 (40 years ago) |
| Status | Resigned |
| Bar Number | 117638 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 916-431-3118 |
| Fax Number | 916-444-9193 |
Schools
| Law School | McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | SUNY (NY) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Ofc Angelo Vitale, 1731 Howe Ave #609 Sacramento, CA 95825-2209 |
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History
| 22 October 2005 | Resigned (19 years, 8 months ago) Resignation with charges pending 05-Q-04205 |
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| 20 September 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 9 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 05-Q-04205 |
| 20 June 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 99-O-10455 |
| 2 April 2003 | Discipline w/actual suspension; credit for prior ineligibility 99-O-10455 (22 years, 2 months ago) |
| 2 April 2003 | Probation with conditions 99-O-10455 (22 years, 2 months ago) |
| 30 September 2002 | Active (22 years, 8 months ago) |
| 27 September 2002 | Inactive (22 years, 8 months ago) |
| 10 February 2001 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 4 months ago) Ordered inactive |
| 8 January 2001 | Inactive (24 years, 5 months ago) |
| 11 June 1985 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (40 years ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 2, 2003 ANGELO VITALE [#117638], 46, of Carmichael was suspended for four years, stayed, placed on five years of probation with an 18-month actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. Credit toward the actual suspension will be given for a period of involuntary inactive enrollment that began Feb. 10, 2001. The order took effect April 2, 2003. Vitale stipulated to misconduct in 10 consolidated cases, most involving mishandling criminal cases. In one matter, he did not deposit into his trust account $400 he'd received to hire a handwriting expert. He also didn't hire the expert. In the same case, a private investigator hired by the client stopped working on the case and refunded to Vitale $347. Vitale did not notify his client, and instead hired a different private investigator and used the refunded money to pay him. He advised another client to pay restitution in order to reduce the length of her anticipated incarceration, so the client gave him $1,700 for that purpose. The next day, Vitale told the client that unless she allowed him to use the money for attorney's fees, he would withdraw as her attorney. He stipulated that he collected an unconscionable fee. He misappropriated another client's funds, did not provide a file to a client's new attorney, and made misrepresentations to court employees and to a client. In January 2001, Vitale agreed to be placed on inactive status because of his admitted incapacitation due to alcoholism. Later that month, he agreed to represent a client on criminal charges and accepted $2,000. He was placed on inactive status Feb. 10, 2001, but did not tell the client, or her mother or grandmother, who had hired and paid him. Instead, he associated in another attorney, who made some court appearances. The client and her family dismissed Vitale and his associate and he agreed to refund part of his fees, but didn't do so. The day before he was placed on inactive status, a client who was facing trial later that month asked Vitale to reschedule the trial. He made a phone call in her presence and told her the matter had been taken care of. In fact, he failed to change the trial date and did not appear for trial. The court informed the client Vitale could not practice and advised her to find another attorney. When she went to Vitale's office, he had moved. She demanded a refund, but he never returned any money. Vitale's misconduct included five acts of moral turpitude. In mitigation, he became an alcoholic around the time of the misconduct, he had marital and financial problems, his father died and another family member was killed in a collision with a drunk driver. He has been sober since receiving residential treatment. He also agreed to make restitution to his clients when he is able. Vitale also was privately reproved in 1998. |