Wilford Thomas Lee was admitted to the California Bar 1st December 1993, but has since been disbarred. Wilford graduated from Lincoln Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Wilford Thomas Lee |
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| First Admitted | 1 December 1993 (31 years, 5 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 166168 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 801-746-8300 |
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Schools
| Law School | Lincoln Law School (Sacramento CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | Brigham Young University (Provo UT) |
Address
| Current Address | 1617 William Hapton Way Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 |
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History
| 19 February 2016 | Disbarred (9 years, 2 months ago) Disbarment 14-N-05751 |
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| 3 September 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 14-N-05751 |
| 1 July 2015 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago) Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance |
| 6 June 2015 | Discipline, probation; no actual susp. 13-O-10795 (9 years, 11 months ago) |
| 16 January 2015 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 14-N-05751 (10 years, 3 months ago) |
| 3 December 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-10795 (10 years, 5 months ago) |
| 26 August 2014 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 13-O-14744 (10 years, 8 months ago) |
| 8 August 2014 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 8 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 12-O-17542 |
| 19 July 2013 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 12-O-17542 (11 years, 9 months ago) |
| 28 July 2008 | Active (16 years, 9 months ago) |
| 16 August 2007 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (17 years, 8 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 1 December 1993 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (31 years, 5 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
February 19, 2016 WILFORD THOMAS LEE [#166168], 53, of Mount Pleasant S.C., was disbarred Feb. 19, 2016 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. Lee was found culpable of violating rule 9.20 as required by an earlier disciplinary order.He was previously suspended in July 2014 for holding himself out as entitled to practice law and actually practicing law in a jurisdiction where he was not admitted; entering into an agreement for, charging, or collecting an illegal fee in three client matters; knowingly making a misrepresentation to the State Bar; and committing acts involving moral turpitude and dishonesty and knowingly making material misrepresentations of facts to his client and a citizen advocate for the Consumer Protection Division of the Illinois Office of the Attorney General. In May 2015, he was suspended for practicing law in a state where he was not admitted; entering into an agreement for, charging and collecting an illegal fee in two matters; and committing an act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption by writing a check from his client trust account when he knew or was grossly negligent in not knowing there were insufficient funds in the account to cover the check.June 6, 2015 WILFORD THOMAS LEE [#166168], 52, of Mount Pleasant, N.C., was placed on one year of probation and faces a one-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation. The order took effect June 6, 2015. Lee stipulated to misconduct in two loan modification matters. He accepted employment in North Carolina and Tennessee, where he is not licensed to practice law, collected illegal fees and wrote a check from his client trust account knowing there were insufficient funds.In mitigation, he entered into a pretrial stipulation with the State Bar. He was ordered to pay $4,775 plus interest in restitution.Lee had one prior record of discipline, a 2014 suspension for 11 acts of wrongdoing in three loan modification matters. |