Jeffrey Bryan Smith is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 4th December 1990. Jeffrey graduated from Southwestern University SOL.

Lawyer Information

NameJeffrey Bryan Smith
First Admitted4 December 1990 (34 years, 5 months ago)
StatusActive
Bar Number150095

Contact

Phone Number562-624-1177
Fax Number562-624-1178

Schools

Law SchoolSouthwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate SchoolWhittier Coll (Whittier CA)

Address

Current AddressCurd Galindo & Smith LLP, 301 E Ocean Blvd Ste 1700
Long Beach, CA 90802-8812
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History

18 August 2024Active (8 months, 2 weeks ago)
19 June 2024Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 months, 2 weeks ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 23-O-30934
12 October 2023Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 23-O-30934 (1 year, 6 months ago)
26 August 2022Active (2 years, 8 months ago)
8 August 2022Not eligible to practice law in CA (2 years, 8 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 15-O-14891
23 July 2021Active (3 years, 9 months ago)
23 June 2021Not eligible to practice law in CA (3 years, 10 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 15-O-14891
6 March 2018Active (7 years, 1 month ago)
2 February 2018Not eligible to practice law in CA (7 years, 3 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
9 May 2017Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 16-O-15008 (7 years, 12 months ago)
21 March 2017Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 15-O-14891 (8 years, 1 month ago)
22 July 2015Active (9 years, 9 months ago)
1 July 2015Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
25 June 2015Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 14-O-00057 (9 years, 10 months ago)
29 December 2014Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-O-00057 (10 years, 4 months ago)
25 July 2014Active (10 years, 9 months ago)
1 July 2014Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
1 July 2014Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 10 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
4 December 1990Admitted to the State Bar of California (34 years, 5 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

June 25, 2015

JEFFREY BRYAN SMITH [#150095], 51, of Long Beach, was placed on probation for one year and faces a one-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation. He was also ordered to take the MPRE. The order took effect June 25, 2015.

Smith stipulated that he failed to negotiate and resolve credit card debt on behalf of one client, did not respond to at least 15 inquiries she made to him about her matter and failed to take steps to avoid reasonably foreseeable prejudice upon constructive termination of his employment. In addition, he did not promptly return $1,500 in unearned fees, provide an accounting or cooperate with a State Bar investigator looking into the misconduct.

In another matter, he failed to promptly return $10,000 in unearned fees to a client, render an accounting to the client or provide a substantive response to two letters from a State Bar investigator.

In mitigation, he had no prior record of discipline and entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar.