Bita Loghman Hoffman was admitted to the California Bar 15th June 1992, but is now resigned. Bita graduated from Thomas M Cooley Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameBita Loghman Hoffman
First Admitted15 June 1992 (31 years, 10 months ago)
StatusResigned
Bar Number159205

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number619-236-1136
Fax Number619-236-1148

Schools

Law SchoolThomas M Cooley Law School (Lansing MI)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of California Santa Barbara (CA)

Address

Current AddressBita L. Hoffman & Associates, 1855 1st Ave Ste 101
San Diego, CA 92101
Map

History

13 May 2007Resigned (16 years, 11 months ago)
Resignation with charges pending 07-Q-11055
16 March 2007Not eligible to practice law in CA (17 years, 1 month ago)
Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 07-Q-11055
4 September 2001Active (22 years, 8 months ago)
6 June 2001Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years, 11 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 00-O-11672
18 February 2000Active (24 years, 2 months ago)
15 October 1999Not eligible to practice law in CA (24 years, 6 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 96-O-08663
8 December 1997Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-08663 (26 years, 5 months ago)
15 June 1992Admitted to the State Bar of California (31 years, 10 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

June 6, 2001

BITA L. HOFFMAN [#159205], 36, of San Diego was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 90-day actual suspension and was ordered to comply with rule 955. The order took effect June 6, 2001.

Hoffman stipulated that she practiced law while suspended and misrepresented to the court and opposing counsel that she was entitled to practice, committing acts of moral turpitude.

She had been disciplined for modifying a court order without the court’s knowledge or permission.

October 15, 1999

BITA LOGHMAN HOFFMAN [#159205], 34, of San Diego was suspended for 90 days, stayed, placed on one year of probation with a 30-day actual suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Oct. 15, 1999.

Hoffman modified a court order without the consent or knowledge of that court. Since the change was minor (involving the location of retirement funds) and no one benefitted from the change, the bar court did not find that Hoffman’s conduct entailed moral turpitude.

In a second matter, Hoffman signed her client’s name to two declarations which she then submitted to a court. She said she did so for the convenience of both her client and herself. The bar court found she misled the court and committed an act of moral turpitude.

In mitigation, Hoffman presented four witnesses at trial to attest to her good character. She has no record of prior discipline, volunteers with a non-profit corporation and has done pro bono work at a battered women’s shelter.