John Matthew Rubens was first admitted to the California Bar 6th June 1989, but is now no longer eligible to practice. John graduated from Santa Clara University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | John Matthew Rubens |
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| First Admitted | 6 June 1989 (34 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Not Eligible to Practice |
| Bar Number | 140559 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 323-244-3060 |
Schools
| Law School | Santa Clara University SOL (Santa Clara CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California San Diego (La Jolla CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 931021 Los Angeles, CA 90093-1021 |
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History
| 3 September 2002 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (21 years, 8 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
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| 11 May 1996 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 12 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 91-O-01225 |
| 3 September 1993 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 91-O-01225 (30 years, 8 months ago) |
| 6 June 1989 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (34 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
May 11, 1996 JOHN M. RUBENS [#140559], 38, of Hollywood was suspended for three years, stayed, and placed on three years probation with a two-year actual suspension and until he makes restitution and proves rehabilitation. He was ordered to take the CPRE and comply with Rule 955. The order took effect May 11, 1996. In its recommendation, the bar court's review department upheld the hearing judge's discipline recommendation. Rubens had asked that he not be actually suspended. The court found that although Rubens' misconduct was not extensive, it risked serious harm to his clients.After his admission to the bar, Rubens joined a personal injury practice dominated by non-lawyers. He quit after nine months, suspecting insurance fraud and the use of runners and cappers, and because he realized he did not have adequate control over the non-attorney staff.He joined a second, similar practice and again failed to exercise proper supervision of the non-lawyer staff. He stayed 18 months, again suspecting insurance fraud and capper use, but he also knew of forgeries and significant misappropriations. In the first practice, he failed to communicate with a client and then abandoned the client without providing for the return of his file or giving the client an accounting.At the second practice, because of Rubens' lack of supervision, a client's matter was settled without the client's knowledge or consent, the client's signature was forged on a release and a settlement check, and the client never received his share of settlement funds.In mitigation, Rubens cooperated with State Bar investigators.He received a private reproval and completed probation in 1994 for a prior disciplinary offense. Additional aggravation was established by proof of significant harm to a client, failure to halt improper practices and failure to make restitution to the client. In addition, there were uncharged acts of fee-splitting with non-lawyers and failure to keep his bar membership address current. There were multiple acts of wrongdoing. |