David Irvin Abrams was admitted to the California Bar 14th June 1988, but has since been disbarred. David graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.
Lawyer Information
| Name | David Irvin Abrams |
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| First Admitted | 14 June 1988 (35 years, 10 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 133545 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 818-776-1866 |
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Schools
| Law School | McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California at Los Angeles (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | David I Abrams,Attorney at Law, 5447 Zelzah Ave Encino, CA 91316 |
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History
| 18 November 2011 | Disbarred (12 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 07-O-11391 |
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| 1 July 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-11391 |
| 8 February 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 07-O-11391 (13 years, 2 months ago) |
| 15 October 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 6 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 08-Q-13947 |
| 14 June 1988 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 10 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 18, 2011 DAVID IRVIN ABRAMS [#133545], 54, of Encino was disbarred Nov. 18, 2011, and was ordered to make restitution and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Abrams stipulated to five acts of misconduct in two matters, including misappropriating $2,500 from one client and $44,436 from another, acts of moral turpitude.In a dissolution matter, he deposited $299,435 in his client trust account; the money represented the net escrow proceeds from the sale of the divorcing couple’s home. He disbursed $27,461.13 to his client, as payment of child support arrears, instead of $27,598.79 to the court trustee, as ordered by the court. When the husband’s lawyer filed an application for an order to show cause, Abrams admitted he violated the court order.He intentionally withdrew funds from his trust account for his own purposes, allowing the balance in the account to fall below the required amount. He asked his client’s parents to loan him money to cover a shortfall in his trust account. They loaned him $16,175, but the balance in the trust account was more than $28,000 below what it should have been.Abrams then filed a stipulated judgment with the court that misstated the amount left in trust as well as the amounts his client and her ex-husband were to receive. Even after disbursing funds, the amount in the client trust account was far below the required balance. He claimed the husband had been overpaid and asked for a refund of more than $10,000.He stipulated that he violated a court order, failed to maintain client funds in trust and misappropriated client funds.In the second matter, he failed to deposit $2,500 he received as advanced costs in his trust account and misappropriated that amount, committing an act of moral turpitude.In mitigation, Abrams had no record of discipline in 18 years of practice, he cooperated with the bar’s investigation, had extreme emotional and physical difficulties and financial stress and he performed extensive community service. |