Edward Anthony Puttre was admitted to the California Bar 6th June 1991, but has since been disbarred. Edward graduated from UC College of the Law, San Francisco.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Edward Anthony Puttre |
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| First Admitted | 6 June 1991 (32 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 152382 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 415-392-4630 |
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| Fax Number | 415-553-6180 |
Schools
| Law School | UC College of the Law, San Francisco (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Pepperdine University (Malibu CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Offices of Edward A. Puttre, 4 Sanchez St # 2 San Francisco, CA 94114 |
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History
| 3 November 2011 | Disbarred (12 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 08-O-13820 |
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| 3 June 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 08-O-13820 |
| 18 February 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 08-O-13820 |
| 24 November 2010 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 08-O-13820 (13 years, 5 months ago) |
| 1 July 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 6 June 1991 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (32 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 3, 2011 EDWARD ANTHONY PUTTRE [#152382], 46, of San Francisco was disbarred Nov. 3, 2011, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. In a default proceeding, the State Bar Court found that Puttre misappropriated more than $20,000 from his client and committed other acts of misconduct as well.In a contingency fee civil matter, Puttre filed a complaint for his plaintiff client and a post-trial judgment was entered against the defendant. Puttre received a settlement check for $64,324.34 that he deposited in his client trust account. Under a written fee agreement, the client was entitled to receive $21,366.10. However, Puttre allowed the balance of his trust account to drop to zero and did not account for the funds.He filed a separate complaint in an insurance matter for the same client, but he didn’t respond to the client’s many emails or phone messages.The bar court found that Puttre committed acts of moral turpitude by misappropriating $21,366.10 in client funds, failed to maintain client funds in trust, account for client funds, communicate with a client or cooperate with the bar’s investigation.“Lesser discipline than disbarment is not warranted because there are no extenuating circumstances that clearly predominate in this case and the amount misappropriated is not insignificantly small,†wrote Judge Lucy Armendariz, who recommended Puttre’s disbarment. |