San Jose, CA 95123-4756
9 November 2004 | Active (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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16 September 2004 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 6 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
18 August 1999 | Active (24 years, 7 months ago) |
8 January 1999 | Inactive (25 years, 2 months ago) |
17 December 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (26 years, 3 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 95-C-17750 |
1 January 1997 | Inactive (27 years, 3 months ago) |
8 December 1995 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 95-C-17750 (28 years, 3 months ago) |
19 October 1988 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 5 months ago) |
December 17, 1997 JAMES GARRETT [#135692], 55, of San Francisco was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 90-day actual suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 955. The order took effect Dec. 17, 1997. Garrett stipulated to misconduct in four separate matters. In a conviction referral matter, he pleaded no contest to one count of petty theft after shoplifting $41 worth of compact discs. The conviction was later vacated and the complaint dismissed. In a personal injury case he handled, Garrett commingled personal and client funds in his client trust account. After reaching a non-disciplinary agreement with the State Bar in the matter, he did not comply with the conditions of the settlement, which included remedial efforts to avoid future misconduct in handling his trust account. He misappropriated client funds in another case, and bounced four checks, totalling more than $7,000, drawn on his client trust account. In mitigation, he had no prior record of discipline and he cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |