James Foley Lefebvre was admitted to the California Bar 25th October 1994, but has since been disbarred. James graduated from Vermont Law School.
Lawyer Information
| Name | James Foley Lefebvre |
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| First Admitted | 25 October 1994 (29 years, 6 months ago) |
| Status | Disbarred |
| Bar Number | 171779 |
Contact
| Phone Number | 909-428-8435 |
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Schools
| Law School | Vermont Law School (S Royalton VT) |
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| Undergraduate School | Worcester St Coll (Worcester MA) |
Address
| Current Address | PO Box 1941 Pomona, CA 91769 |
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History
| 4 March 2012 | Disbarred (12 years, 2 months ago) Disbarment 07-O-12274 |
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| 29 September 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 7 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-12274 |
| 12 August 2011 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (12 years, 8 months ago) Ordered inactive 07-O-12274 |
| 1 July 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 10 months ago) Suspended, failed to pay fees |
| 15 May 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 11 months ago) Vol.inactive(tender of resign.w/charges) 09-Q-12490 |
| 2 December 2008 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 07-O-13854 (15 years, 5 months ago) |
| 3 November 2008 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 07-O-12274 (15 years, 6 months ago) |
| 25 October 1994 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years, 6 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
March 4, 2012 JAMES FOLEY LEFEBVRE [#171779], 47, of Pomona was disbarred March 4, 2012, and was ordered to make restitution and comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. In a default proceeding, the State Bar Court found that Lefebvre committed six acts of misconduct in two matters, including moral turpitude and failures to avoid interests adverse to a client, report court sanctions, obey court orders, perform with competence and inform clients of significant developments in their cases.He reached a stipulated judgment of $6,137 in an unlawful detainer action, but told the client he had secured $25,000, that the defendants had agreed to satisfy the judgment with a monthly payment plan, and that he had filed a lien against a property owned by a defendant that he valued at $25,000. None of those representations was true.He had his client file an application to renew the “$25,000 judgment†but never filed it and told the client the judgment was therefore unenforceable. He offered to file a claim for $25,000 against his errors and omissions policy. He later falsely told the client the carrier had agreed to that amount but payment would be delayed.Lefebvre next requested a $25,000 loan from the client that she agreed to, anticipating the payout by the insurance carrier. The terms of the loan, which was unsecured, weren’t fair to the client, who believed she would receive $50,000 -- both the $25,000 unlawful detainer judgment and the full amount of the loan. Lefebvre dated a promissory note 10 years earlier.When Lefebvre wrote a check for $50,000, the client’s bank said it was written against a closed account. Lefebvre then wrote another check drawn on his wife’s account; she placed a stop payment order on it but later gave the client a check for $5,000 that was deposited without incident. Lefebvre did not respond to the client’s demand for the remaining $45,000.He stipulated that he committed acts of moral turpitude by making numerous misstatements and he entered into an improper business transaction with a client.In another matter, he represented three defendants but all were sanctioned $1,770 when he didn’t comply with discovery. He didn’t notify the clients or appeal or pay the sanction. The court entered a default judgment of $47,520 against Lefebvre’s clients, but he didn’t notify them.In support of a motion to vacate the court’s orders, Lefebvre submitted a declaration in which he admitted a variety of misdeeds, including failures to communicate with the opposing attorney, advise his clients of sanction motions or correct his errors. He said that because of his actions, his clients weren’t able to understand or appreciate the true status of their case. The court granted the defendants’ motions and sanctioned Lefebvre $5,000, which he did not pay or report to the bar.He stipulated that he failed to perform legal services competently or communicate with his clients and he disobeyed court orders and didn’t report sanctions to the bar.In recommending Lefebvre’s disbarment, Judge Richard Platel wrote that his “abuse of his client’s trust and his grievously improper conduct, including misrepresentations that need a 10-year period, violate basic notions of honesty and endanger public confidence in the legal profession. Moreover, (Lefebvre) has offered no indication that he will not continue to engage in such heinous misconduct.†|