Woodland, CA 95695
21 December 2005 | Disbarred (19 years, 6 months ago) Disbarment 04-N-15410 |
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16 July 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 11 months ago) Ordered inactive 04-N-15410 |
26 March 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 2 months ago) Ordered inactive 04-N-15410 |
25 January 2005 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 04-N-15410 (20 years, 4 months ago) |
7 August 2004 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (20 years, 10 months ago) Discipline w/actual suspension 99-O-12847 |
15 November 2003 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (21 years, 7 months ago) Ordered inactive |
28 August 2002 | Disciplinary charges filed in State Bar Court 00-O-12847 (22 years, 9 months ago) |
1 December 1995 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (29 years, 6 months ago) |
December 21, 2005 ROBERT BRIAN WOODS [#178125], 49, of Woodland was disbarred Dec. 21, 2005, and was ordered to comply with rule 955 of the California Rules of Court. Woods failed to comply with rule 955, as required by a 2004 disciplinary order. He did not submit to the Supreme Court an affidavit stating that he notified his clients and other pertinent parties of his suspension.The underlying discipline was imposed for Woods’ failure to perform legal services competently, appear at court-ordered settlement conferences, pay sanctions or keep his address current with the State Bar.August 7, 2004 ROBERT BRIAN WOODS [#178125], 48, of Woodland was suspended for two years, stayed, actually suspended for 120 days and until the State Bar Court grants a motion to terminate the suspension, and was ordered to take the MPRE and comply with rule 955. If the actual suspension exceeds two years, he must prove his rehabilitation. The order took effect Aug. 7, 2004. In a default proceeding, the bar court found that Woods committed four acts of misconduct in a real estate matter. He filed a lawsuit, but did not appear at a settlement conference or file a settlement conference statement and was sanctioned $500.He appeared at the continued settlement conference but did not pay the sanction. He did not appear at a subsequent conference, was sanctioned $1,500, and his client arranged for a new lawyer to substitute in to the case. The case settled.The same client then hired Woods to prepare a living trust for her and paid him $500. When he did not prepare the trust, she twice asked for a refund. He did not respond until after she filed a complaint with the bar.The bar court found that Woods disobeyed a court order, failed to perform legal services competently in two cases and did not keep his address current with the bar. |