James Alan Walker was admitted to the California Bar 5th June 1991, but has since been disbarred. James graduated from William Howard Taft University.
Lawyer Information
| Name | James Alan Walker |
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| First Admitted | 5 June 1991 (32 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 152261 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 916-367-2162 |
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Schools
| Law School | William Howard Taft University (Santa Ana CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of Oregon (Eugene OR) |
Address
| Current Address | 1519 Brown St Napa, CA 94559-1836 |
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| Previous Address | 1560 Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy Sunrise, FL 33323 |
History
| 21 August 2010 | Disbarred (13 years, 8 months ago) Disbarment 03-O-04105 |
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| 27 March 2010 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 03-O-04105 |
| 30 December 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 4 months ago) |
| 5 June 1991 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (32 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
August 21, 2010 LEWIS R. WIENER [#41186], 69, of Corte Madera was disbarred Aug. 21, 2010, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Wiener failed to comply with a rule 9.20 requirement that was part of a 2008 probation revocation order. He filed a declaration stating that he notified his clients, opposing counsel and other interested parties of his suspension after the deadline. He also submitted two quarterly probation reports late.Wiener has a record of five prior disciplines, beginning with a 1990 private reproval. According to a bar investigator, he held himself out to be an attorney in 2009 although he was suspended. In mitigation, Wiener’s wife was in the hospital and his mother was very sick at the time that the Office of Probation filed a motion to revoke probation that was later granted by the State Bar Court. Wiener himself was sick and was not able to file a quarterly probation report.In recommending his disbarment, State Bar Court Judge Lucy Armendariz said Wiener “completely lacks credibility whenever he testified about not receiving correspondence from the State Bar.†Failure to comply with rule 9.20 is grounds for disbarment.JAMES ALAN WALKER [#152261], 51, of El Dorado Hills was disbarred Aug. 21, 2010, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.Walker stipulated to three acts of misconduct involving 70 or more clients to whom he offered Medi-Cal and estate planning services. He declared bankruptcy, listing his clients, who had paid an advance fee, as creditors. He stopped doing any legal work for them because he was unable to handle his large volume of practice and couldn’t hire additional staff.Walker owes some clients unearned fees but says he did some work for some clients. The stipulation indicates the bar expects to receive additional complaints about Walker.He stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently or refund unearned fees, and by habitually disregarding his clients’ interests, he committed acts of moral turpitude. |