Riverside, CA 92503-7708
14 June 2012 | Active (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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12 June 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 06-O-11589 |
2 November 2011 | Active (13 years, 6 months ago) |
2 May 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years ago) Actual Suspension Delayed 06-O-11589 |
2 April 2011 | Probation with conditions 06-O-11589 (14 years, 1 month ago) |
30 August 2007 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-O-12282 (17 years, 8 months ago) |
20 March 2007 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 07-H-10653 (18 years, 1 month ago) |
12 December 2006 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-O-11589 (18 years, 4 months ago) |
24 January 2006 | Public reproval with/duties 04-O-14906 (19 years, 3 months ago) |
6 June 1989 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (35 years, 11 months ago) |
May 2, 2011 RICHARD LYNN BARRETT [#140747], 51, of Riverside was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with a six-month actual suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE within one year and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect May 2, 2011. Barrett successfully completed the Alternative Discipline Program after demonstrating a connection between his misconduct and his mental health issue.He stipulated to misconduct in two sets of disciplinary charges. In the first, he admitted he failed to perform legal services with competence, promptly respond to reasonable status inquiries, refund an unearned fee, comply with the conditions of a public reproval or cooperate with the bar’s investigation and he made a misrepresentation to his client.In a second matter, he stipulated to four counts of failing to perform legal services with competence, three counts of failing to promptly respond to client status inquiries, one count each of failing to refund an unearned fee and release a client file, and four counts of failing to cooperate with the bar’s investigation. He also improperly withdrew from representation three times. |