Robert Anthony Tayac is an active member of the California Bar and was admitted 8th December 1994. Robert graduated from UC Berkeley SOL.
Lawyer Information
| Name | Robert Anthony Tayac |
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| First Admitted | 8 December 1994 (29 years, 4 months ago) |
| Status | Active |
| Bar Number | 173134 |
| Sections | Criminal Law |
Contact
| Current Email | [email protected] |
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| Phone Number | 415-552-6000 |
| Fax Number | 415-552-6099 |
Schools
| Law School | UC Berkeley SOL (Berkeley CA) |
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| Undergraduate School | University of California Davis (Davis CA) |
Address
| Current Address | Law Office of Robert Tayac, PO Box 411505 San Francisco, CA 94141-1505 |
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History
| 26 April 2009 | Active (14 years, 12 months ago) |
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| 25 February 2009 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (15 years, 1 month ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 05-O-01892 |
| 22 January 2007 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 05-O-01892 (17 years, 3 months ago) |
| 8 December 1994 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years, 4 months ago) |
Discipline Summaries
February 25, 2009 ROBERT A. TAYAC [#173134], 48, of San Francisco was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on 18 months of probation with an actual 60-day suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Feb. 25, 2009. The State Bar Court found that Tayac committed six counts of misconduct in three matters, including failing to respond to a client’s status inquiries, keep a client informed of significant developments or perform legal services competently and he committed an act of moral turpitude.Tayac represented a client who was arrested for driving under the influence. After he was hired, however, he did not respond to numerous telephone messages or provide a packet from the DMV that the client was to fill out quickly. He did not appear at a hearing because, he said, he was running late as a result of a hearing in another county. However, he did not attempt to contact the court. He also did not notify the client that he had two appearances that day, nor did he explain why he did not appear when the client inquired.In the second matter, a client hired Tayac to seek relief from a default judgment. The client claimed he had never been served with the lawsuit, which concerned an automobile accident.Tayac obtained a continuance at a debtor examination because he needed time to prepare a motion to set aside the default judgment. However, he did not do so.He then hired another lawyer to appear at the debtor examination and filed a motion to set aside the default. Tayac said he notified his client and the client had no objections, but the client testified he did not know about the other lawyer until she appeared on his behalf. Although Tayac did some further work on the case, the other lawyer appeared at a hearing on the motion to set aside the default.The bar court found that Tayac did not communicate with the client.He also committed three acts of misconduct in a wrongful death action for a client whose son had been shot to death. When his claim was denied by a municipal agency, Tayac had six months to file a lawsuit. However, he took 11 months to investigate the case before deciding he did not want to handle the matter. He incorrectly told the client there was a two-year statute of limitations when in fact the deadline had passed.The bar court found that Tayac failed to communicate with his client or perform legal services competently and he committed an act of moral turpitude by not giving the client proper deadlines.In mitigation, he has no prior discipline record, performed pro bono work and community service and he presented testimony from 12 witnesses, although the court found many were not aware of the full extent of his actions. |