Angela Fawn Wallace was admitted to the California Bar 14th June 1988, but is now resigned. Angela graduated from USC Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Angela Fawn Wallace |
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| First Admitted | 14 June 1988 (37 years ago) |
| Status | Resigned |
| Bar Number | 134188 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 323-299-7779 |
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Schools
| Law School | USC Law School (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California at Los Angeles (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 264 S La Cienega Blvd #1218 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 |
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History
| 19 May 2001 | Resigned (24 years, 1 month ago) Resignation with charges pending 01-Q-00693 |
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| 6 March 2001 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 3 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 01-Q-00693 |
| 14 September 2000 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 99-O-13085 (24 years, 9 months ago) |
| 30 September 1999 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (25 years, 8 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 94-O-12124 |
| 11 April 1997 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-16257 (28 years, 2 months ago) |
| 14 November 1995 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-12124 (29 years, 7 months ago) |
| 14 June 1988 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (37 years ago) |
Discipline Summaries
September 30, 1999 ANGELA F. WALLACE [#134188], 38, of Los Angeles was suspended for five years, stayed, and placed on five years of probation with a two-year actual suspension and until she makes restitution of more than $200,000. She was ordered to take the MPRE, comply with rule 955 and prove her rehabilitation. The order took effect Sept. 30, 1999. Wallace stipulated to seven counts of misconduct in six consolidated cases.In early December 1993, an individual identifying himself as Max Wolf hired Wallace, signing a fee agreement and executing a power of attorney in favor of Wallace. He presented identification and was in possession of Wolf's bank books and other documentation. The real Max Wolf died a couple of days later. Subsequent to his death, a notarized letter on Wallace's letterhead signed by "Wolf" requested that Wallace be given permission to close Wolf's savings account.The bank issued a cashier's check to Wolf which was deposited in Wallace's client trust account. It was endorsed, "Max Wolf, for deposit only."About a week later, two other banks issued checks payable to Max Wolf. They were endorsed "Max Wolf for Angela Wallace, for deposit only," and deposited in her trust account. Together, the three checks totalled $206,939.09.Wallace subsequently transferred and disbursed assets at the direction of the impersonator, writing 16 checks totalling more than $175,000. She commingled funds, allowed the misappropriation of client funds and committed acts of moral turpitude.The person who complained to the State Bar about Wallace is the executrix of the estate. Testimony was introduced at trial indicating that the executrix, her husband and others had conspired to steal the proceeds of the Wolf estate and dupe Wallace into helping them. Although the bar acknowledged the testimony, it did not stipulate to its veracity.In another matter in which Wallace represented a defendant in a lawsuit, she failed to file and serve a response to the complaint and a default judgment was issued against her client in the amount of $124,784.70. She made no move to set aside the default, although she told her client she would do so.Wallace failed to perform legal services competently or refund her client's advanced fees. She also failed to perform competently when she did not appear at another client's status conference and the case was dismissed.She failed to communicate with another client after receiving settlement funds.In mitigation, she has no record of discipline since her admission to the bar in 1988. |