Stephen Howard Beecher was admitted to the California Bar 7th December 1988, but has since been disbarred. Stephen graduated from University of West Los Angeles.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Stephen Howard Beecher |
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| First Admitted | 7 December 1988 (35 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 137509 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 818-981-9777 |
| Fax Number | 818-981-8777 |
Schools
| Law School | University of West Los Angeles (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Northridge (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 57077 Sherman Oaks, CA 91413-2077 |
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History
| 18 November 2016 | Disbarred (7 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 13-C-11955 |
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| 11 June 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (7 years, 10 months ago) Ordered inactive 13-C-11955 |
| 1 July 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 15 April 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years ago) Interim suspension after conviction 13-C-11955 |
| 2 March 2015 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 13-C-11955 (9 years, 2 months ago) |
| 14 April 2010 | Active (14 years ago) |
| 13 February 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 2 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 08-O-10035 |
| 7 December 1988 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 18, 2016 State Bar disbars attorney who tried to smuggle drugs into LA jail A Southern California defense lawyer who smuggled heroin into jail for an incarcerated client has been stripped of his license to practice law.Stephen Howard Beecher [#137509], 65, of Sherman Oaks, was disbarred on Nov. 18, 2016 after his 2014 felony conviction became final.Beecher was arrested on April 9, 2013 after making arrangements to bring heroin to Jesus Antonio Duenas, a client who was in custody at the North County Correctional Facility on attempted murder charges. Just before Beecher was arrested, Duenas’ girlfriend Jessica Parades gave Beecher two packets of heroin, which she’d ironed to fit inside a greeting card, according to prosecutors and a State Bar Court stipulation in which Beecher agreed to be disbarred. Beecher was arrested while in the visiting area of the jail with the card containing 36.09 grams of heroin worth more than $30,000 in his possession.The drugs were intended for Duenas and “the Southside,†a “criminal enterprise that controls the drugs and other illegal activity inside jails,†according to an April 11, 2013 Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office press release.Beecher was initially charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, one felony count of transportation of a controlled substance and one felony count of bringing a firearm into jail. He remained in county jail until Feb. 9, 2016. In 2014, he pleaded no contest to one felony count of bringing drugs into jail.The State Bar stipulation noted two aggravating factors: Beecher’s prior suspension and that his more recent misconduct caused harm to the administration of justice by undermining the ability of jail officials to rely on the fact he could be trusted with the privilege of having access to inmates because he was an officer of the court.In mitigation, he entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar.April 15, 2015 STEPHEN HOWARD BEECHER [#137509], 64, of Sherman Oaks, was placed on interim suspension April 15, 2015 following a conviction for bringing or sending a controlled substance to a jail. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. February 13, 2010 STEPHEN HOWARD BEECHER [#137509], 59, of Sherman Oaks was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on probation for two years with an actual suspension of 60 days and was ordered to take the MPRE. The order took effect Feb. 13, 2010. Beecher deposited personal funds in his client trust account and then wrote checks for personal or business expenses with those funds, including checks for which there were insufficient funds. He also refused to repay more than $6,000 in unearned fees. In other matters, he deposited fees in his business account rather than his client trust account, and he was sanctioned by the Superior Court and ordered to pay $1000 while representing a client in a paternity case. He did not report the sanction to the State Bar, as required. |