San Jose, CA 95112
17 December 1997 | Resigned (27 years, 4 months ago) Resignation with charges pending 97-Q-16494 |
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8 October 1997 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (27 years, 7 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 97-Q-16494 |
7 November 1996 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 94-O-13321 (28 years, 6 months ago) |
2 November 1995 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 94-O-13321 (29 years, 6 months ago) |
15 December 1994 | Private reproval, public disclosure 93-0-11792 (30 years, 4 months ago) |
31 October 1994 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 93-O-11792 (30 years, 6 months ago) |
16 December 1991 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (33 years, 4 months ago) |
November 7, 1996 CARY JAY SILBERMAN [#154407], 38, of Oakland was suspended for 18 months, stayed, placed on 18 months of probation, and was ordered to take the CPRE within one year. The order took effect Nov. 7, 1996. Silberman stipulated to five counts of misconduct including failure to perform or keep a client informed about the status of a case, contacting an employee of a party he knew was represented by counsel, and failing to promptly return attorney's fees when ordered to do so by an administrative board.Silberman was privately reproved in 1994 for threatening to bring criminal charges in order to gain advantage in a civil lawsuit.In mitigation, he cooperated with the bar's investigation, handles a variety of pro bono cases, and teaches at Golden Gate and San Francisco law schools and at the University of San Francisco paralegal school. |