Kathie Jeanne Simmons was admitted to the California Bar 11th December 1987, but has since been disbarred. Kathie graduated from Empire Coll SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Kathie Jeanne Simmons |
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| First Admitted | 11 December 1987 (37 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 129727 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 707-522-8118 |
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| Fax Number | 707-522-8117 |
Schools
| Law School | Empire Coll SOL (Santa Rosa CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Northridge (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 1326 Ripley St Santa Rosa, CA 95401 |
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History
| 25 April 2013 | Disbarred (12 years ago) Disbarment 11-O-18776 |
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| 24 November 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 5 months ago) Ordered inactive 11-O-18776 |
| 25 July 2012 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-18776 (12 years, 9 months ago) |
| 11 February 2012 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 11-O-10996 (13 years, 2 months ago) |
| 14 July 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-10996 (13 years, 9 months ago) |
| 11 December 1987 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (37 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 25, 2013 KATHIE JEANNE SIMMONS [#129727], 63, of Santa Rosa was disbarred April 25, 2013, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and to complete restitution she had been previously ordered to pay in her two prior discipline cases. Simmons stipulated to misconduct including failing to perform legal services with competence, seeking to mislead a judge, making misrepresentations to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, collecting advanced costs and failing to deposit them in her client trust account, failing to report to the State Bar judicial sanctions imposed against her and failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation. Among other misconduct, she filed bankruptcy applications on behalf of 20 clients stating that they needed to pay court filing fees in installments because of their financial situation. At the time the applications were filed the clients had already advanced Simmons the filing fees.Simmons also violated the conditions of a 2011 private reproval for failing to perform legal services with competence. She failed to file quarterly probation reports, provide proof of passage of the MPRE, attend State Bar Ethics School and Trust Accounting School and timely pay restitution.Simmons was also disciplined in 2012. She was suspended for two years, stayed, and placed on two years of probation with conditions including $1,000 restitution. She was disciplined for failure to perform legal services competently, respond to clients’ reasonable status inquiries, refund unearned fees and cooperate with the bar’s investigation.February 11, 2012 KATHIE JEANNE SIMMONS [#129727], 62, of Santa Rosa was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Feb. 11, 2012. Simmons stipulated that after she filed a bankruptcy petition for a couple, they were unable to reach her despite numerous voicemail messages. They hired a new lawyer who fired Simmons and sought a refund of their $1,000 advance fee. Simmons did not refund the money.She admitted she failed to perform legal services competently, respond to clients’ reasonable status inquiries, refund unearned fees or cooperate with the bar’s investigation.Simmons was privately reproved last year. |