Juvenal Federico Agravante was admitted to the California Bar 10th March 1994, but has since been disbarred.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Juvenal Federico Agravante |
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| First Admitted | 10 March 1994 (31 years, 3 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 169950 |
School
| Undergraduate School | See Registration Card |
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Address
| Current Address | 520 E Willow #11 Long Beach, CA 90806 |
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History
| 5 April 2007 | Disbarred (18 years, 2 months ago) Disbarment 06-N-10789 |
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| 22 October 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 06-N-10789 |
| 15 May 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 1 month ago) Ordered inactive 06-N-10789 |
| 23 March 2006 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 06-N-10789 (19 years, 3 months ago) |
| 8 January 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 5 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 04-O-12504 |
| 21 March 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 3 months ago) Ordered inactive 04-O-12504 |
| 9 December 2004 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 04-O-12504 (20 years, 6 months ago) |
| 10 March 1994 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (31 years, 3 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
April 5, 2007 JUVENAL FEDERICO AGRAVANTE [#169950], 49, of Long Beach was disbarred April 5, 2007, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20. Agravante violated the terms of a 2006 disciplinary order requiring him to comply with rule 955 (now renumbered as rule 9.20). He failed to submit to the State Bar Court an affidavit stating that he notified his clients, opposing counsel, courts and other interested parties of his suspension from practice. Failure to comply with the rule is grounds for disbarment.The underlying discipline was imposed for Agravante's failure to perform legal services competently, respond to client inquiries or cooperate with the bar's investigation and for committing acts of moral turpitude by lying to his client and concealing from her the fact that he had not done the work he was hired to do.He did not participate in the disbarment proceeding and his default was entered.January 8, 2006 JUVENAL FEDERICO AGRAVANTE [#169950], 48, of Long Beach was suspended for five years, stayed, actually suspended for three years and until he makes restitution, proves his rehabilitation and the State Bar Court grants a motion to terminate the suspension, and he was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 955. The order took effect Jan. 8, 2006. The State Bar Court found that Agravante committed seven acts of misconduct in two client matters.He was hired by a married couple to obtain a work permit for a third party. It was agreed that the clients did not have to pay legal fees until the permit was obtained. However, Agravante did not file the work permit application for six months when time was of the essence, and he repeatedly failed to tell the client the true status of the matter. The lying constituted moral turpitude.In a second case, Agravante was hired to prepare and file visa applications for a client’s five children. The client provided $2,570 in cash for filing fees and $600 as attorney fees. Although Agravante filed the applications, he did not pay the filing fees. The client received a request for fees from the National Visa Center. Agravante did not provide an explanation for how the client’s money was used, and he did not answer questions about the status of the visa applications. The court found that Agravante failed to communicate with a client, misappropriated client funds and committed acts of moral turpitude.He also failed to cooperate with the bar’s investigation of both matters.In mitigation, Agravante had no record of discipline in eight years of practice. |