Forrest City, AR 72336
23 April 2011 | Disbarred (14 years ago) Disbarment 10-C-05016 |
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1 September 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 8 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
13 August 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 8 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 10-C-05016 |
30 June 2010 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 10-C-05016 (14 years, 10 months ago) |
2 December 1988 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (36 years, 5 months ago) |
April 23, 2011 DONALD ALAN YATES [#135775], 67, of Forrest City, Ariz., was summarily disbarred April 23, 2011, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Yates pleaded guilty in 2009 to aiding and abetting bankruptcy fraud and filing a false tax return. Both crimes are felonies involving moral turpitude and thus meet the criteria for summary disbarment. Yates’ law firm was in San Diego. He has been on interim suspension since August 13, 2010.August 13, 2010 DONALD ALAN YATES [#135775], 67, of Forrest City, Ariz., was placed on interim suspension Aug. 13, 2010, following a federal conviction for aiding and abetting bankruptcy fraud. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. |