Anaheim, CA 92806
27 September 1998 | Resigned (26 years, 7 months ago) Resignation with charges pending 98-Q-02653 |
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29 May 1998 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 11 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) |
19 November 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 5 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 95-O-17466 |
12 November 1996 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-17466 (28 years, 5 months ago) |
11 December 1986 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (38 years, 5 months ago) |
November 19, 1997 LORI A. DONAHUE [#125979], 36, of Anaheim was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual one-year suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 955. The order took effect Nov. 19, 1997. Donahue represented the owner of a shopping center in three separate real estate matters. She did not do any of the work she claimed she had done: file a complaint, do discovery work, and begin settlement discussions.However, the client was billed for more than $4,300.Her law firm eventually reimbursed the client for the amount billed and paid an $80,000 settlement for Donahue's negligence.In a default hearing, the bar court found that Donahue failed to provide legal services competently and that her actions constituted moral turpitude. |