Jeffrey David Tochterman was admitted to the California Bar 6th June 1994, but has since been disbarred. Jeffrey graduated from McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific.

Lawyer Information

NameJeffrey David Tochterman
First Admitted6 June 1994 (29 years, 11 months ago)
StatusDisbarred
Bar Number170466

Contact

Phone Number916-223-7185
Fax Number916-244-0180

Schools

Law SchoolMcGeorge SOL University of the Pacific (CA)
Undergraduate SchoolUniversity of California Berkeley (Berkeley CA)

Address

Current Address804 48th St
Sacramento, CA 95819
Map

History

17 June 2016Disbarred (7 years, 10 months ago)
Disbarment 14-O-06097
19 December 2015Not eligible to practice law in CA (8 years, 4 months ago)
Ordered inactive 14-O-06097
14 December 2014Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 4 months ago)
Ordered Inactive/Fee Arb/B&P 6203
1 July 2014Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago)
Suspended, failed to pay fees
1 July 2014Not eligible to practice law in CA (9 years, 10 months ago)
Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance
13 December 2013Not eligible to practice law in CA (10 years, 4 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 10-O-10918
6 June 1994Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years, 11 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

June 17, 2016

JEFFREY DAVID TOCHTERMAN [#170466], 49, of Sacramento, was disbarred June 17, 2016 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court and make restitution.

In 2009, Tochterman was hired by US Loan Auditors to file a lawsuit against a couple’s lender. The suit was ultimately dismissed because of Tochterman’s failure to amend the complaint. The court also sanctioned the couple $2,940 because of Tochterman’s slipup, a fact he did not tell them about. Other than filing a notice of address change, he took no further action in the matter. He also stopped communicating with them despite their efforts to reach him over a two-year period.

In 2013, he submitted a declaration of compliance with rule 9.20 in connection with another disciplinary matter. In it, he attested that he had no clients. In reality, he had never substituted out of the couple’s case, which was still pending. The court ultimately dismissed that matter for failure to bring the case to trial within five years. He was ordered to pay $7,125 plus interest in restitution, an amount that stemmed from a small claims judgment the couple obtained against him.

Tochterman had one prior record of discipline, a 2013 suspension for sharing fees with a non-lawyer.

December 13, 2013

JEFFREY DAVID TOCHTERMAN [#170466], 47, of Sacramento was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years’ probation with an actual 18-month suspension and until he makes restitution and provides proof of his rehabilitation. He was also ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Dec. 13, 2013.

Tochterman initially entered into a stipulation with the State Bar but in June 2012 the California Supreme Court returned the matter for further review as to the appropriate level of discipline. In concluding that Tochterman’s conduct merited greater discipline, State Bar Court Judge Lucy Armendariz concluded that Tochterman and the company he worked with “had clearly swindled vulnerable, desperate homeowners.”

Between December 2009 and October 2010, Tochterman worked for My US Legal Services and its affiliated companies, which were owned in part by non-attorneys. My US Legal hired Tochterman to file predatory lender lawsuits on behalf of the company’s clients, paying him a total of $58,500 from a portion of the monthly installments the homeowners paid to the company as advanced attorney's fees. As part of a scheme, My US Legal’s salespeople gave false information to the clients in order to induce them to sign up for the company’s services but provided nothing of value.

Tochterman ultimately stipulated to one count of sharing fees with a non-lawyer. He was ordered to pay $58,500 plus interest in restitution.

In mitigation, Tochterman had no prior record in 15 years of practicing law, cooperated with the State Bar, presented evidence of his good character and showed remorse for his wrongdoing.