Steven Randall Cummings was admitted to the California Bar 5th December 1990, but has since been disbarred. Steven graduated from Southwestern University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Steven Randall Cummings |
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| First Admitted | 5 December 1990 (34 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 150518 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 559-313-5572 |
Schools
| Law School | Southwestern University SOL (Los Angeles CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | California St University Northridge (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 26852 Fresno, CA 93729 |
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History
| 1 October 2017 | Disbarred (7 years, 7 months ago) Disbarment 16-O-13511 |
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| 20 April 2017 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years ago) Ordered inactive 16-O-13511 |
| 3 November 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 6 months ago) Ordered inactive 16-O-13511 |
| 12 September 2016 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 16-O-13511 (8 years, 7 months ago) |
| 1 July 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 6 June 2016 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 11 months ago) Suspended, failed to pass Prof.Resp.Exam 13-O-17393 |
| 18 October 2015 | Active (9 years, 6 months ago) |
| 18 April 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 13-O-17393 |
| 25 August 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-17393 (10 years, 8 months ago) |
| 23 February 2005 | Public reproval with/duties 04-O-10426 (20 years, 2 months ago) |
| 15 November 2004 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 04-O-10426 (20 years, 5 months ago) |
| 5 December 1990 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (34 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 18, 2015 STEVEN RANDALL CUMMINGS [#150518], 63, of Fresno, was suspended from the practice of law for six months and ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. He was also placed on two years’ probation and faces a two-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation. The order took effect April 18, 2015. Cummings stipulated that between June 3 and Dec. 31, 2013, he used his client trust account as his personal bank account, depositing and hiding his personal funds there. During that time period he issued, or caused to be issued from his trust account: 24 electronic withdrawals, totaling $13,290; eight personal payroll deposits for services, totaling $13,143; and 64 checks, totaling $47,282. In all, there were 96 separate transactions from the account for personal expenses.In addition, Cummings repeatedly overdrew his trust account knowing it had insufficient funds and failed to cooperate with a State Bar investigation by not responding to letters from a State Bar investigator.In mitigation, he entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar.Cummings had one prior record of discipline, a 2005 public reproval for failures to perform legal services with competence, respond to reasonable status inquiries from a client, properly withdraw from his client’s case and cooperate with a State Bar investigation. |