Fred Raymond Hunter Jr was admitted to the California Bar 16th June 1993, but has since been disbarred. Fred graduated from Western State University COL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Fred Raymond Hunter Jr |
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| First Admitted | 16 June 1993 (32 years ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 165381 |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 909-223-4401 |
Schools
| Law School | Western State University COL (Fullerton CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Western State University (Fullerton CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Fred Hunter, 3380 La Sierra Ave Ste 104-463 Riverside, CA 92503 |
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History
| 16 October 2014 | Disbarred (10 years, 8 months ago) Disbarment 12-O-14768 |
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| 11 May 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (11 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 12-O-14768 |
| 6 November 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-14768 (11 years, 7 months ago) |
| 3 November 2004 | Active (20 years, 7 months ago) |
| 3 May 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (22 years, 1 month ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 01-O-02446 |
| 16 June 1993 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (32 years ago) |
Discipline Summaries
October 16, 2014 FRED RAYMOND HUNTER JR. [#165381], 48, of Riverside, was disbarred Oct. 16, 2014 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Hunter stipulated to misconduct in one client matter including failing to perform with competence, communicate promptly to a client all terms and conditions of an offer or maintain client funds in his trust account. He also committed acts involving moral turpitude, willfully and without authority, appearing as attorney for a party and commingled client funds with his own funds.Starting in 2010, Hunter represented a client in his personal injury and property damage claims arising from a car accident. Several months later, the client’s insurer issued two checks that were supposed to cover the client’s medical bills. Instead, Hunter forged the client’s signature, deposited them in his client trust account and did not tell the client about the money. Hunter then entered into an agreement with the defendant’s insurance carrier without the client’s knowledge and signed the client’s name when he received the check.Hunter should have maintained $13,609 in his trust account on the client’s behalf, but instead allowed it to drop to $237. At some point, the client hired another firm to handle his matter, which Hunter was made aware of. The client filed a small claims suit against the defendant on Aug. 22, 2011. Hunter was present at the small claims hearing where he acknowledged the client did not authorize the settlement and that he no longer represented him. The settlement was determined to be ineffective and Hunter was forced to return the proceeds.Despite his having been fired, Hunter continued working on the case filing, among other things, a complaint on behalf of the client to protect against the running of the statute of limitations.He also did not promptly remove funds he had earned as fees from his trust account and issued checks from his trust account to pay personal expenses.In mitigation, Hunter entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar.He had prior one record of discipline. In 2003, he was suspended after he admitted culpability for failing to maintain client funds in trust account, commingling and misusing his client trust account, writing checks against insufficient funds and misappropriation.May 3, 2003 FRED RAYMOND HUNTER JR. [#165381], 37, of Cancun, Mexico was suspended for three years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual 18-month suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 955. The order took effect May 3, 2003. Hunter stipulated to misconduct in six matters, involving gross negligence in managing his client trust account. He commingled personal and client funds and wrote checks for personal expenses against his client trust account, he failed to maintain funds received on behalf of numerous clients, misappropriating their settlement funds, he allowed the balance in the account to fall far below the required amount, and he wrote checks against insufficient funds, committing acts of moral turpitude.Most of his clients were repaid without delay and before they were made aware of Hunter’s failure to properly maintain and distribute their money.He said the problem began when he inadvertently wrote nine checks for personal expenses against the trust account. He lost track of the correct balance to be maintained and tried to correct the problem by depositing personal funds into the trust account. His bank was sold to another bank, leading to more confusion.In addition, he sought a line of credit which was attached to his trust account instead of his personal account, resulting in more shortfalls.He has no prior record of discipline. |