Diane Amelia Walder Groomes is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 6th June 1991. Diane graduated from UC College of the Law, San Francisco.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Diane Amelia Walder Groomes |
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| Former Name | Diane Amelia Walder |
| First Admitted | 6 June 1991 (32 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 152374 |
| Sections | Trusts & Estates Solo & Small Firm |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Previous Email | [email protected] |
| Phone Number | 310-508-5822 |
| Fax Number | 310-827-1327 |
Schools
| Law School | UC College of the Law, San Francisco (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Marymount Coll (Tarrytown NY) |
Address
| Current Address | ATTORNEY DIANE WALDER GROOMES, 8055 W Manchester Ave, Ste 310 Playa del Rey, CA 90293-7963 |
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| Previous Address | 8601 Falmouth Ave Apt 403 Playa Del Rey, CA 90293 |
History
| 3 November 2012 | Active (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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| 15 June 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 10 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 11-C-10604 |
| 3 May 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 12 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 11-C-10604 |
| 7 March 2011 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 11-C-10604 (13 years, 1 month ago) |
| 6 June 1991 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (32 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
June 15, 2012 DIANE AMELIA WALDER, 54, of Playa del Rey was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an 18-month actual suspension and she was ordered to take the MPRE. She receives credit for a period of interim suspension that began May 3, 2011. The order took effect June 15, 2012. Walder pleaded guilty in 2010 to theft of U.S. property valued at less than $1,000.While employed as an attorney adviser to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Los Angeles, Walder received benefits from the Small Business Administration by claiming as her primary residence a Mississippi property that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. She and her husband owned the property. She received less than $1,000 in benefits to which she was not entitled.Walder made restitution of $25,000 to the SBA, resigned her position with the government and agreed not to seek employment with any federal agency or department.The crime was a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.In mitigation, Walder has no discipline record in 20 years of practice and she cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |