Los Angeles, CA 90022-2103
8 November 2010 | Active (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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21 October 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 6 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 04-O-10846 |
6 October 2008 | Active (16 years, 7 months ago) |
1 April 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (17 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 04-O-10846 |
11 October 2005 | Public reproval with/duties 04-O-12571 (19 years, 6 months ago) |
14 June 2005 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 04-O-12571 (19 years, 10 months ago) |
17 June 1987 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (37 years, 10 months ago) |
October 21, 2010 DENNIS JOHN SANCHEZ [#128900], 51, of Los Angeles was suspended for four years, stayed, placed on five years of probation with an actual six-month suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Oct. 21, 2010. Sanchez successfully completed the Alternative Discipline Program (ADP) for attorneys with substance abuse or mental health issues. An immigration lawyer who provided services to several Korean churches as well as individual church members who applied for religious worker visas, Sanchez stipulated that he mishandled his client trust account and misappropriated funds. For one year, he repeatedly wrote checks against insufficient funds in the account. Each time his bank notified him that the balance in his client trust account dropped below zero, Sanchez deposited cash or a check drawn on his general account to cover any balances owed. In total, he admitted 22 acts of misconduct.In addition, he did not comply with conditions attached to a 2005 public reproval imposed for failing to perform legal services competently.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation and he suffered from extreme difficulties in his personal life. |