William James Ereth is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 14th June 1988. William graduated from Humphrey's Coll SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | William James Ereth |
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| First Admitted | 14 June 1988 (35 years, 10 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 133603 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 209-639-4206 |
| Fax Number | 209-956-4201 |
Schools
| Law School | Humphrey's Coll SOL (Stockton CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of the Pacific (Stockton CA) |
Address
| Current Address | ERETH INJURY LAW, PO Box 427, 1049 E Augusta Street, #427 Woodbridge, CA 95258-0427 |
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| Map | |
| Previous Address | Law Office of William J. Ereth 4545 Georgetown Pl Ste F42 Stockton, CA 95207 |
| Previous Address | ERETH INJURY LAW, 7813 N Pershing Ave Stockton, CA 95207-1749 |
| Previous Address | ERETH INJURY LAW, PO Box 280 Woodbridge, CA 95258-0280 |
History
| 15 May 2009 | Active (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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| 6 November 2008 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 5 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 06-C-13706 |
| 13 November 2007 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 06-C-13706 (16 years, 5 months ago) |
| 14 June 1988 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 10 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 6, 2008 WILLIAM J. ERETH [#133603], 49, of Stockton was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation with a six-month actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 9.20. The order took effect Nov. 6, 2008. Ereth pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor violations of the Insurance Code in 2007 — accepting referral fees. During a 2003 search of his offices, financial records indicated that certain cases handled in his Sacramento office resulted in payments to John Tran, a non-lawyer with whom Ereth shared space. Ereth used all of Tran’s staff, but was in the office only on Thursdays. Many clients spoke limited English or Vietnamese and met rarely with Ereth. Tran signed up clients, was present when fee agreements were signed, explained how settlement proceeds would be distributed and sometimes negotiated the settlements. Many clients assumed Tran was a lawyer.Although Ereth was charged with four felonies — conspiracy to illegally split fees, conspiracy to commit unauthorized practice and two counts of accepting referral fees — he pleaded no contest to accepting referral fees, charges that were reduced to misdemeanors. He stipulated that the facts surrounding his convictions involved moral turpitude and included aiding the unauthorized practice, fee splitting, forming a partnership with a non-lawyer and lending his name to be used by another person.In mitigation, he had no prior discipline record, no clients were harmed, and his daughter was suffering from Stage 3B lymphoma at the time of the misconduct. Ereth was responsible for traveling with his daughter between his home in Stockton and Stanford Medical Center. |