Mark Wayne Hackman

Mark Wayne Hackman was admitted to the California Bar 13th December 1988, but has since been disbarred. Mark graduated from UC Davis SOL King Hall.

Lawyer Information

Name	Mark Wayne Hackman
First Admitted	13 December 1988 (36 years, 4 months ago)
Status	Disbarred
Bar Number	139009

Contact

Phone Number	310-294-3713

Schools

Law School	UC Davis SOL King Hall (Davis CA)
Undergraduate School	Iowa State University (Ames IA)

Address

Current Address	21143 Hawthorne Blvd #155 Torrance, CA 90503
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History

31 July 1997	Disbarred (27 years, 9 months ago) Disbarment 93-O-15215
21 July 1997	Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 9 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees
21 July 1997	Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 9 months ago) Suspended/Child & Fam Supp noncompliance
2 February 1997	Not eligible to practice law in CA (28 years, 3 months ago) Inactive - Irreparable injury (6007c) 96-TE-08204
30 October 1995	Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-15215 (29 years, 6 months ago)
13 December 1988	Admitted to the State Bar of California (36 years, 4 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

July 31, 1997

MARK WAYNE HACKMAN [#139009], 41, of Marina Del Rey was disbarred July 31, 1997, and ordered to comply with rule 955.

Hackman's misconduct involved seven clients and included the misappropriation of almost $27,000 from five clients, numerous trust account violations, failure to communicate, failure to promptly return unearned fees and commingling.

In one instance, Hackman was hired by a client in 1991 to represent him in a criminal matter. The client gave Hackman a $17,000 check which he had received from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Hackman deposited into his client trust account.

The client later asked Hackman to give his sister $1,200 of the money and $200 for the client's own use. Two months later, the balance in the account had dropped to $10.75, and by April 1992 no funds remained.

When the client was released from prison in July 1994, he asked that Hackman return the funds to him. However, Hackman told him the account was empty. He made a few payments, stopped, then agreed in April 1996 to make complete restitution.

Although Hackman repaid all his clients, restitution was accorded little weight in mitigation because it was made only after threatened litigation or the filing of disciplinary charges.

In addition, his lack of a prior record of discipline was not given mitigating weight because his misconduct began in 1991, three years after his admission to the bar.

Hackman presented seven character witnesses, but the court did not find an "extraordinary demonstration" of his good character." He has been an extremely active member of a recognized religion [Buddhism] but, for much of that time, he was also using unlawful substances and misappropriating his clients' funds," wrote the court.

Hackman's pro bono activities were considered in mitigation, specifically, his numerous hours spent in planning and implementing the successful intervention of a young girl addicted to drugs.

He also cooperated with the bar's investigation.

The court rejected Hackman's contention that it should consider the influence of his involvement in eastern religions, including Buddhism, on the process of recovery from his abuse of drugs, which he claimed had been ongoing since 1974. However, no reliable evidence was presented to indicate that his addiction is permanently under control.

Aggravating circumstances included his addiction to cocaine and the significant harm to several of his clients due to his misappropriation of client trust funds.

Mark Hackman