Charles Victor Stebley was admitted to the California Bar 8th June 1992, but has since been disbarred. Charles graduated from John F Kennedy University SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Charles Victor Stebley |
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| First Admitted | 8 June 1992 (31 years, 11 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 158219 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 916-941-6608 |
| Fax Number | 916-941-6608 |
Schools
| Law School | John F Kennedy University SOL (Orinda CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Riverside (CA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 5673 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 |
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History
| 8 November 2012 | Disbarred (11 years, 6 months ago) Disbarment 10-O-00124 |
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| 19 May 2012 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-O-00124 |
| 18 November 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 5 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 07-O-11313 |
| 8 August 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 9 months ago) Ordered inactive 10-O-00124 |
| 1 July 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 23 June 2011 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 10-O-00124 (12 years, 10 months ago) |
| 22 January 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (13 years, 3 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-11313 |
| 31 August 2010 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 07-O-11313 (13 years, 8 months ago) |
| 8 June 1992 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (31 years, 11 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 8, 2012 CHARLES VICTOR STEBLEY [#158219], 67, of El Dorado Hills was disbarred Nov. 8, 2012, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Stebley was charged in 2011 with 18 counts of misconduct but when he failed to respond to the charges his default was entered. Under rule 5.85 of the bar’s Rules of Procedure, any attorney who makes no effort to have the default set aside within 180 days is subject to disbarment. The State Bar noted in its petition that Stebley has six other disciplinary matters pending, as well as 11 claims for reimbursement from the Client Security Fund. He also was disciplined in 2011 for misconduct in three client matters. His default was entered when he failed to appear at trial.The latest charges against him are deemed proven. They include: failures to maintain client funds in trust, perform legal services competently, keep clients informed of developments in their cases or communicate with clients, misappropriation of $4,361, withdrawing from representation without protecting his clients’ interests, writing checks against insufficient funds and committing acts of moral turpitude. He was ordered to make restitution totaling $11,789.November 18, 2011 CHARLES VICTOR STEBLEY [#158219], 67, of El Dorado Hills was suspended for three years, stayed, actually suspended for one year and until he makes restitution and the State Bar Court grants a motion to terminate his suspension, and he was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. If the suspension exceeds two years, he must prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect Nov. 18, 2011. In a default proceeding, the bar court found that Stebley committed nine acts of misconduct in three immigration matters.In the first, he failed to perform legal services competently by not filing a petition to review an order of removal or an opening brief, he did not keep his client informed of developments in his case, failed for months to obey a court order and did not refund advance fees. Stebley did not tell his client, who paid a $3,200 advance fee, that his petition for review was dismissed because he did not file an opening brief, or that the court had ordered him to withdraw from the case. The client received a deportation order about a year after retaining Stebley; by that time, the review petition had been dismissed.Stebley resigned from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when another immigration matter was pending and the court ordered him to, among other things, return files to his clients. When he told the client a month later that he could no longer represent her, he didn’t tell her the reason. Nor did he return her file, as ordered.Another client who had been deported without making a claim for asylum returned to the U.S. and hired Stebley. The client and his wife paid him $4,500, but did not sign a retainer agreement. Stebley advised the client to file a motion to reopen the original removal proceeding, now nine years old, but he stipulated that there was no meritorious legal argument to do so. The motion was denied. After Stebley became ineligible to practice in the Ninth Circuit, he advised the couple to complete two forms and submit them to the consulate, where they were rejected because the client who had been deported was ineligible for relief.They fired Stebley, who did not respond to their letters and email.The bar court found that Stebley failed to communicate with clients, perform legal services competently, obey court orders or refund unearned fees, and he improperly withdrew without protecting his clients’ rights. |