Erik Steven Gunheim was admitted to the California Bar 7th December 1988, but has since been disbarred. Erik graduated from U of San Francisco SOL.

Lawyer Information

NameErik Steven Gunheim
First Admitted7 December 1988 (35 years, 4 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number136486

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number707-664-1220
Fax Number707-664-8448

Schools

Law SchoolU of San Francisco SOL (San Francisco CA)
Undergraduate SchoolCalifornia St University Sonoma (Rohnert Pk CA)

Address

Current AddressLaw Ofcs Erik S Gunheim, P O Box 657
Penngrove, CA 94951
Map

History

26 July 2013Disbarred (10 years, 8 months ago)
Disbarment 11-O-17944
10 February 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 1 month ago)
Ordered inactive 11-O-17944
3 July 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 9 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
26 April 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 11 months ago)
Ordered inactive 11-O-17947
30 March 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years ago)
Ordered inactive 11-O-17944
8 March 2012Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-17947 (12 years ago)
3 February 2012Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 11-O-17944 (12 years, 1 month ago)
19 January 2005Public reproval with/duties 03-O-03793 (19 years, 2 months ago)
6 August 2004Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 03-O0-03793 (19 years, 8 months ago)
27 September 2001Active (22 years, 6 months ago)
1 September 2001Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years, 7 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
7 December 1988Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

July 26, 2013

ERIK STEVEN GUNHEIM [#136486], 54, of Penngrove, was disbarred July 26, 2013 and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

Gunheim was disbarred after his default was entered for failing to respond to the notice of disciplinary charges against him. Rule 5.85 of the Rules of Court provides that an attorney can be disbarred if he or she does not move to have the default vacated or set aside within 180 days. The charges are also deemed admitted.

Gunheim was found culpable of nine counts of misconduct in three client matters. In each of the matters, he failed to follow through with work that his clients hired him to do. In one case, Gunheim failed to pursue a client’s personal injury action, then failed to return the client’s phone messages or to return the client’s file. In another matter, he failed to cooperate with an insurance adjuster and to prosecute the personal injury lawsuit.