Brian D McMahon is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 24th July 1990. Brian graduated from Western State University.

Lawyer Information

NameBrian D McMahon
First Admitted24 July 1990 (33 years, 9 months ago)
StatusActive
Bar Number147662
SectionsLitigation

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number310-201-8470
Fax Number310-201-8472

Schools

Law SchoolWestern State University (CA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of California at Los Angeles (CA)

Address

Current AddressLaw Offices of Brian D. McMahon, 1575 Westwood Blvd, Ste 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024-5627
Map
Previous Address13816 Bora Bora Way # A227
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

History

30 November 2016Active (7 years, 5 months ago)
25 April 2014Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 12-O-17244
19 April 2013Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-17244 (11 years ago)
3 July 2012Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
20 March 2011Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 1 month ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 06-O-14264
3 April 2009Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-O-14264 (15 years, 1 month ago)
24 July 1990Admitted to the State Bar of California (33 years, 9 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

April 25, 2014

BRIAN D. MCMAHON [#147662], 57, of Hawthorne was suspended for four years, stayed, placed on four years’ probation with an actual two-year suspension and ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect April 25, 2014.

The State Bar Court found McMahon culpable of failing to comply with many of the terms of his disciplinary probation. McMahon failed to meet a deadline for a medical examination, submit two quarterly reports to probation by deadline attend Ethics School and Trust Accounting School by deadline or make some restitution payments, while making others late.

In mitigation, McMahon entered into an extensive stipulation of facts and admitted at trial that he had violated the conditions of his probation, presented numerous character witnesses, and regularly performs community service.

McMahon was previously suspended in 2011 after stipulating to 10 counts of misconduct in three matters, including misappropriating more than $18,000 from three clients.

March 20, 2011

BRIAN D. McMAHON [#147662], 54, of Hawthorne was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with a two-year actual suspension and until he proves his rehabilitation and he was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect March 20, 2011.

McMahon stipulated to 10 counts of misconduct in three matters, including misappropriating more than $18,000 from three clients.

In one matter, he wrote checks against insufficient funds in his client trust account, commingled funds, used the trust account to pay personal expenses and persuaded a client to deposit more than $57,000 in settlement funds in his trust account. Although he made various payments on behalf of the client, he allowed the balance in the account to fall below the required amount and stipulated that he misappropriated $6,300 from her.

He received a $14,000 settlement for another client who was entitled to $8,400. However, the balance fell to a negative amount, and McMahon admitted he misappropriated $8,400.

In another matter, he received more than $50,000 as settlement of a minor’s personal injury matter. Although he paid the family $30,000, he did not reimburse an insurer $5,300 that had been paid for the child’s medical care. McMahon negotiated a lesser amount that he paid after the child’s father complained to the bar. He stipulated that he allowed the balance in his trust account to fall below the required amount and misappropriated $3,791.

McMahon substituted into an unlawful detainer matter without filing a substitution, and although he met the client at the courthouse just before the trial was to start, he left without notice to the court. The client told the judge McMahon reeked of alcohol and that he had fired him.

McMahon missed subsequent hearings and disobeyed a court order to submit evidence of his attendance at an alcohol treatment program. He stipulated that he abandoned his client, disobeyed a court order and failed to perform legal services competently.

In mitigation, he had no prior discipline record, made partial restitution to one client and has undergone treatment for alcoholism.