Santa Ana, CA 92705-4026
21 January 2024 | Active (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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21 July 2023 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (1 year, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 21-O-30051 |
27 January 2021 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 21-O-30051 (4 years, 3 months ago) |
22 December 1999 | Active (25 years, 4 months ago) |
22 July 1999 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (25 years, 9 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 95-O-13920 |
24 March 1998 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 95-O-13920 (27 years, 1 month ago) |
6 June 1989 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 11 months ago) |
July 22, 1999 FRANK R. SARIOL [#140406], 49, of Santa Ana was suspended for four years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual five-month suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 955. If the actual suspension exceeds two years, he must prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect July 22, 1999. Sariol stipulated to misconduct in nine consolidated matters involving the misappropriation of client funds as a result of his haphazard failure to maintain adequate records.In six matters, his negligent handling of the deposit, distribution and maintenance of client funds resulted in a failure to pay medical liens. He issued checks before deposits had been made, and a personal injury matter was dismissed as a result of his failure to pursue the case.Sariol had enjoyed a booming practice in the early 1990s, but he became overextended and wound up in debt. He was overworked, his office became disorganized, and he sometimes did not have enough time to make deposits into his client trust account. He then became sick and did not recover for two years. He is now paying off his debts and attempting to re-establish himself. |