Kathleen Ann Woods was admitted to the California Bar 22nd January 1992, but has since been disbarred. Kathleen graduated from UC Hastings COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Kathleen Ann Woods |
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| First Admitted | 22 January 1992 (33 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 157482 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 619-461-1499 |
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Schools
| Law School | UC Hastings COL (San Francisco CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Santa Cruz (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | 7567 Lake Ree Ave San Diego, CA 92119 |
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History
| 4 January 2004 | Disbarred (21 years, 5 months ago) Disbarment 02-N-15532 |
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| 3 July 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (21 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 02-N-15532 |
| 21 June 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 01-O-01971 |
| 13 April 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 02-N-15532 |
| 25 February 2003 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 02-N-15532 (22 years, 3 months ago) |
| 4 October 2002 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years, 8 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 00-O-12208 |
| 14 June 2002 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (23 years ago) Ordered inactive 01-O-01971 |
| 23 April 2002 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 01-O-01971 (23 years, 2 months ago) |
| 27 January 2002 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (23 years, 4 months ago) Ordered inactive 00-O-12208 |
| 11 December 2001 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 00-O-12208 (23 years, 6 months ago) |
| 22 January 1992 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (33 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
January 4, 2004 KATHLEEN ANN WOODS [#157482], 44, of San Diego was disbarred Jan. 4, 2004, and was ordered to comply with rule 955. In a default proceeding, the State Bar Court found that Woods did not comply with rule 955, as ordered in a 2002 discipline. She did not submit to the Supreme Court an affidavit stating that she notified her clients, opposing counsel and other pertinent parties of her suspension from practice.The underlying discipline resulted from Woods’ trust account violations, specifically commingling trust and personal funds and writing checks against insufficient funds.Similar misconduct led to more discipline in 2003.June 21, 2003 KATHLEEN ANN WOODS [#157482], 44, of San Diego was suspended for one year, stayed, and was actually suspended for six months and until the State Bar Court grants a motion to terminate her suspension. If the actual suspension exceeds two years, she must prove her rehabilitation. The order took effect June 21, 2003. In a default proceeding, the bar court found that Woods mishandled her client trust account and failed to cooperate with the bar’s investigation.She deposited more than $5,900 of personal funds in her client trust account, improperly commingling funds, and she wrote at least nine checks against the account to pay personal expenses.When the bar opened an investigation, she did not provide a written response to two letters of inquiry.Woods was suspended in 2002 for mishandling her trust account, commingling entrusted and personal funds and using the account for personal purposes.October 4, 2002 KATHLEEN ANN WOODS [#157482], 43, of San Diego was suspended for one year, stayed, actually suspended for 90 days and until the State Bar Court grants a motion to terminate the suspension and was ordered to comply with rule 955 and take the MPRE. If she is actually suspended for more than two years, she must prove her rehabilitation. The order took effect Oct. 4, 2002. In a default proceeding, the State Bar Court found that Woods committed multiple acts of misconduct relating to managing her client trust account, and she failed to cooperate with the bar's investigation.She commingled client and personal funds in her client trust account and wrote checks for personal or non-client business expenses against the account. She also wrote four checks totaling $1,706 against insufficient funds in the account.In mitigation, Woods has no record of discipline in more than seven years of practice. |