Martin Ian Cutler was admitted to the California Bar 11th May 1989, but has since been disbarred. Martin graduated from Indiana University Bloomington SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Martin Ian Cutler |
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| First Admitted | 11 May 1989 (36 years, 1 month ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 139536 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 858-472-6331 |
Schools
| Law School | Indiana University Bloomington SOL (IN) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California at Los Angeles (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 8306 Wilshire Blvd # 745 Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2304 |
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History
| 11 November 2017 | Disbarred (7 years, 7 months ago) Disbarment 15-O-12391 |
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| 18 June 2017 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years ago) Ordered inactive 15-O-12391 |
| 10 March 2017 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 3 months ago) Ordered inactive 15-O-12391 |
| 30 January 2017 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 4 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 13-O-13871 |
| 4 April 2016 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 16-N-10777 (9 years, 2 months ago) |
| 4 April 2016 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 16-O-10987 (9 years, 2 months ago) |
| 25 November 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 6 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 13-O-13871 |
| 19 November 2015 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 15-O-12391 (9 years, 7 months ago) |
| 27 April 2015 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 15-O-10874 (10 years, 1 month ago) |
| 16 March 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 3 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 13-O-10932 |
| 10 November 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-02397 (10 years, 7 months ago) |
| 31 October 2014 | Active (10 years, 7 months ago) |
| 17 July 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 13-O-13871 |
| 12 May 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-13871 (11 years, 1 month ago) |
| 7 April 2014 | Active (11 years, 2 months ago) |
| 6 February 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 4 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 13-O-10932 |
| 3 May 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-10932 (12 years, 1 month ago) |
| 11 May 1989 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (36 years, 1 month ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 25, 2015 MARTIN IAN CUTLER [#139536], 52, of Beverly Hills, was suspended from the practice of law for six months and ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. He was also placed on two years’ probation and faces a two-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation. The order took effect Nov. 25, 2015. The State Bar Court found Cutler culpable of misconduct in seven client matters. In four of the matters, he deposited and maintained earned fees in his client trust account, wrote checks against his trust account when he knew, or should have known, he had insufficient funds to cover them and failed to respond to a State Bar investigator’s letters.In another matter, he failed to perform tax services he was retained to do and did not respond to a State Bar investigator looking into the allegations against him. He also failed to provide a full accounting of fees to a client who’d hired him to help resolve a dispute with a bank and did not respond to a State Bar investigator’s letters.In addition, Cutler failed to comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation by not submitting three quarterly reports to the Office of Probation. A previous suspension in August 2013 was for depositing and maintaining earned fees in his client trust account, issuing checks from his client trust account to pay personal expenses and writing checks from his client trust account when he knew, or should have known, there were insufficient funds in the account to cover the checks.February 6, 2014 MARTIN IAN CUTLER [#139536], 50, of Los Angeles was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years’ probation with an actual 60-day suspension and ordered to take the MPRE. The order took effect Feb. 6, 2014. Cutler stipulated that he deposited and maintained earned fees in his client trust account, issued checks from his client trust account to pay personal expenses and wrote checks from his client trust account when he knew or should have known there were insufficient funds in the account to cover the checks. Cutler also failed to reply to a State Bar investigator’s letters asking for a response to the allegations against him.In mitigation, Cutler had no prior record of discipline in 23 years of practicing law and entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar. |