Kenneth Alan Reed is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 14th June 1988. Kenneth graduated from Western State University.

Lawyer Information

NameKenneth Alan Reed
First Admitted14 June 1988 (35 years, 10 months ago)
StatusActive
Bar Number133567
SectionsCriminal Law

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Previous Email[email protected]
Phone Number714-953-7400
Fax Number714-953-7412

School

Law SchoolWestern State University (CA)

Address

Current AddressLaw Office of Kenneth Alan Reed, 406 W 4th St
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4505
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History

19 February 2011Active (13 years, 2 months ago)
20 January 2011Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 3 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 07-O-11444
14 June 1988Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 10 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

January 20, 2011

KENNETH ALAN REED [#133567], 52, of Santa Ana was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual 30-day suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE within a year. The order took effect Jan. 20, 2011.

Reed stipulated to two counts of misconduct in two matters. He failed to refund an unearned fee and he commingled funds in his client trust account. He deposited personal funds in his trust account but did not pay personal expenses from the account. He removed earned fees every month.

Reed did not have a retainer agreement with a client who hired him to obtain the return of his truck and $700 seized by the Tustin police. The client paid a $15,000 advance fee. Although Reed got the truck back, the cash was not returned. He did not return the client’s phone calls, but asserts he didn’t get the messages because his secretary was out and her replacement stopped opening mail or sending him phone messages. He was not aware his client had asked for a refund and he later returned $15,000.

In mitigation, Reed had no prior discipline record and he took corrective measures and instituted good record-keeping procedures to avoid further misconduct. No clients were harmed.