Linda Lee Seals is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 17th June 1987. Linda graduated from Western State University COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Linda Lee Seals |
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| First Admitted | 17 June 1987 (37 years, 10 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 129003 |
Schools
| Law School | Western State University COL (Fullerton CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Western State University (Fullerton CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 1650 Via Tulipan San Clemente, CA 92673-3723 |
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| Previous Address | PO Box 60993 Irvine, CA 92602 |
History
| 24 June 2014 | Active (10 years, 10 months ago) |
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| 25 April 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 12-O-17165 |
| 14 December 2012 | Active (12 years, 4 months ago) |
| 10 August 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 8 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 09-O-11191 |
| 5 July 2011 | Active (13 years, 10 months ago) |
| 4 June 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 11 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 09-O-11191 |
| 17 June 1987 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (37 years, 10 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 25, 2014 LINDA LEE SEALS [#129003], 56, of Irvine was suspended for two years, stayed, and placed on two years’ probation with an actual 60-day suspension. The order took effect April 25, 2014. Seals stipulated that she allowed her husband, who was suspended from the bar and later disbarred, to work for her company Phoenix Law Group without first providing the State Bar with notice of his employment.Seals had one prior record of discipline, a 2011 suspension for failing to perform with competence, five counts of failing to promptly pay out funds and three counts of failing to maintain funds in trust.June 4, 2011 LINDA LEE SEALS [#129003], 53, of Irvine was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual 30-day suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect June 4, 2011. Seals and her husband and law partner, Jay Michael Tenenbaum, operated a law firm from 1990-2008. Her husband was the managing partner with primary responsibility for overseeing the administrative side of the firm and the books. Things went smoothly until 2007, when Seals became debilitated by Hepatitis C – she was unable to work and her husband took over her cases. The couple invested $525,000 of their money to cover unexplained shortfalls before closing the practice in 2008, when they discovered their bookkeeper’s misuse of client funds.Seals admitted she failed to properly supervise the firm’s accounts, did not maintain advance costs in a trust account and didn’t pay out client funds promptly.In mitigation, Seals cooperated with the bar’s investigation, took steps to resolve disputes with clients whose funds were taken, she had serious physical problems and the firm had serious financial problems. The misconduct was the result of an office manager/bookkeeper taking law firm funds. |