Kenneth Neal Brody is an inactive member of the California Bar and was admitted 4th December 1992. Kenneth graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Kenneth Neal Brody |
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| First Admitted | 4 December 1992 (31 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Inactive |
| Bar Number | 160292 |
Schools
| Law School | McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | San Diego State University (San Diego CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Superior Court - Sacramento, 301 Bicentennial Cir Sacramento, CA 95826 |
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History
| 18 September 2007 | Inactive (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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| 4 November 1999 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 96-O-06902 (24 years, 7 months ago) |
| 17 June 1998 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 96-O-06902 (26 years ago) |
| 4 December 1992 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (31 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
November 4, 1999 KENNETH NEIL BRODY [#160292], 34, of Sacramento was suspended for six months, stayed, placed on one year of probation and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Nov. 4, 1999. Brody stipulated that he failed to perform competent legal services by using his status as an attorney to sign official forms without adequately supervising the processing of those forms.Brody’s brother was a principal of a southern California company that represented clients seeking a reduction in the assessed value of their real estate. Appeals forms must be signed either by the property owner or by an attorney acting as the property owner’s agent.Each year, new forms are issued only a few weeks before the appeal deadline, so Brody’s brother asked him to sign the forms in order to avoid obtaining the signatures of hundreds of clients.During the summer of 1994, Brody signed hundreds of appeal forms, but he did no work for the clients other than comparing the information on the forms with the data from the company. He was paid $500.Brody signed more forms the following summer, for another $500.He did not contract with any property owners to have an attorney/client relationship, never met with or spoke to any of the property owners, did not review any supporting materials to assure that the clients actually sought a reduction in their assessments, did not appear at any hearings and assumed no other responsibilities for the appeals.Employees of the company also signed Brody’s signature without his knowledge. One unauthorized appeal, resulting in an increased tax assessment, was submitted with Brody’s purported signature. He did not sign that appeal.In mitigation, Brody has no record of discipline and cooperated with the bar’s investigation. |