Los Angeles, CA 90093-1478
27 July 2006 | Disbarred (17 years, 8 months ago) Disbarment 03-O-00769 |
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26 July 2006 | Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 06-Q-13446 (17 years, 8 months ago) |
18 February 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 03-O-00769 |
27 October 2005 | Active (18 years, 5 months ago) |
16 September 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 6 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
22 December 2004 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 03-O-00769 (19 years, 3 months ago) |
6 June 1991 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (32 years, 10 months ago) |
July 27, 2006 DAVID B. WEINTRAUB [#152571], 54, of Los Angeles was disbarred July 27, 2006, and was ordered to comply with rule 955. The State Bar Court found that Weintraub committed three acts of misconduct in a personal injury case that he settled for $22,000 — he failed to pay client funds promptly or maintain client funds in a trust account and he misappropriated more than $12,000, committing an act of moral turpitude.When the case settled, in January 2002, Weintraub offered a partial disbursement to his client, who preferred to wait until there was a final resolution with the medical providers. The client believed the final distribution would take place in about a week.In April, May and July, the client asked that the money be disbursed. After he complained to the State Bar in October, he approved a proposed disbursement and received a check for $7,449.Weintraub did not pay the medical providers until the following April and May, after he negotiated a reduction of their bills. In June, he sent more money to his client.During the intervening months, he allowed the balance in his trust account to fall below the required amount on several occasions and misappropriated at least $12,738 of client funds.In recommending Weintraub’s disbarment, Judge Richard A. Platel noted that he was late for three court sessions and demonstrated a “cavalier attitude†toward his client, testifying that he had received a “windfall†because Weintraub was able to add $500 to his final disbursement.Weintraub practiced for 11 years without discipline. |